The use of a programmable pocket calculator in clinical dietetics.
The application of programmable pocket calculators to clinical dietetics is described. The development of programs for the HP-67 and 97 for the evaluation of nutritional intakes of patients with obesity, renal disease, etc. and for the calculation and interpretation of food intakes in nutritional surveys is given in detail. The calculators simplify the practical work, shorten the calculation time substantially and allow direct incorporation of newly published data into analysis.
D004032:Diet; D004046:Dietetics; D004581:Electronics; D002149:Energy Intake; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D009749:Nutrition Surveys