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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > nutrition > human nutrition > nutrition assessment
Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality > human nutrition > nutrition assessment
Preferred Term:

nutrition assessment

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
human nutrition
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • nutritional indices
  • nutrition screening
  • mini nutritional assessment
  • mini nutrition assessment
  • nutrition indexes
  • nutritional indexes
  • nutrition indices
  • prognostic nutritional index
  • nutritional assessment
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10124
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