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PROGNOSTIC NUTRITIONAL INDEX (PNI)
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Descriptor
English
:
Nutrition Assessment
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Evaluación Nutricional
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Avaliação Nutricional
Synonyms
English
:
Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI)
Tree Number:
E05.318.308.585
N05.715.360.300.560
N06.850.505.557
N06.850.520.308.585
SP6.011.042
Definition
English
:
Evaluation
and measurement of nutritional variables in order to assess the level of
nutrition
or the
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
of the individual.
NUTRITION SURVEYS
may be used in making the assessment.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
NUTRITION SURVEYS
: survey refers to a
population
in a given geographic area, assessment refers to an individual; coordinate with
GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT
if relevant
History Note
English
:
1990; for NUTRITION INDEXES use NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY 1992-2006
Record Number:
24806
Unique Identifier:
D015596
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