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Optimal Nutritional Assessment

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Nutritional surveys and nutritional studies differ very markedly in scope, as in resources, funding, extent of personnel, and facilities for data analysis and the preparation of reports. Many are truly minimal, making use of available personnel and with scanty laboratory support. A few are extensive, involving multiple coordinated field teams, mobile laboratories, and backed by computer analysts, biostatisticians, and professional report writers. There is a tendency to confuse size with success and maximum funding with optimal results. Often, this is not the case.

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Garn, S.M. (1979). Optimal Nutritional Assessment. In: Jelliffe, D.B., Jelliffe, E.F.P. (eds) Nutrition and Growth. Human Nutrition, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2916-9_14

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