# The mini nutritional assessment (MNA) and its use in grading the nutritional state of elderly patients

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-mini-nutritional-assessment-mna-and-its-use-in-grading-the-nutritional-state/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Bruno Vellas,Y. Guigoz,Philip J. Garry,Fati Nourhashémi,David A. Bennahum,S Lauque,Jean-Louis Albarède |
| Citations | 2,149 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0899-9007(98)00171-3 |
| Fields | Medicine,Nursing |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2082755106 |
| PMID | 9990575 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1999 |

## Paper authors

- [Bruno Vellas](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bruno-vellas/)

## Paper journal

- [Nutrition](https://scholariq.org/journals/nutrition/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Nutrition and Health in Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-and-health-in-aging/)

## Paper topics

- [Nutrition and Health in Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-and-health-in-aging/)
- [Frailty in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/topics/frailty-in-older-adults/)
- [Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology](https://scholariq.org/topics/clinical-nutrition-and-gastroenterology/)

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