Community Nutritional Assessment
With Special Reference to Less Technically Developed Countries
Seiten
1990
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-261218-2 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-261218-2 (ISBN)
This book covers both recent developments and long-established practices in the field of nutritional assessment. The authors draw on a wide range of scientific disciplines, suggesting practical methods for assessment at varying levels of sophistication. Their main concern is usefulness in the less technically developed countries.
The field of nutritional assessment has been an active one over the last 20 years. This book - a sequel to the 1966 WHO monograph 'Assessment of Nutritional Status in the Community' - covers recent developments and techniques, as well as long-established practices. Innovations include the influence of epidemiology, anthropology, and economics; emphasis on materno-foetal nutritional surveillance and programme evaluation; description of appropriate technology for primary health care workers; and current views on anthropometric and other 'reference levels'.
The authors' main aim is to link the more descriptive investigations of the past to the mathematical criteria of the present. They assemble information from a wide range of scientific disciplines, and suggest practical methods for assessment at varying levels of sophistication. The overriding concern is practicality and usefulness for those working to improve community nutrition in less technically developed countries.
The field of nutritional assessment has been an active one over the last 20 years. This book - a sequel to the 1966 WHO monograph 'Assessment of Nutritional Status in the Community' - covers recent developments and techniques, as well as long-established practices. Innovations include the influence of epidemiology, anthropology, and economics; emphasis on materno-foetal nutritional surveillance and programme evaluation; description of appropriate technology for primary health care workers; and current views on anthropometric and other 'reference levels'.
The authors' main aim is to link the more descriptive investigations of the past to the mathematical criteria of the present. They assemble information from a wide range of scientific disciplines, and suggest practical methods for assessment at varying levels of sophistication. The overriding concern is practicality and usefulness for those working to improve community nutrition in less technically developed countries.
Scope; Direct assessment of nutritional status; Assessment from health statistics ('indirect assessment'); Assessment of ecological variables; Interpretation of different age-groups; Methods of data collection; Planning and implementation with special reference to large-scale surveys I; Planning and implementation with special reference to large-scale surveys II; Stimulating action; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
| Zusatzinfo | frontispiece, numerous halftone and line figures, tables |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 162 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 1168 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-261218-2 / 0192612182 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-261218-2 / 9780192612182 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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