Nutritional Assessment Laboratory Manual Oxford University Press, 1993. A practical guide to undertaking nutritional assessment using the most common methods.
Emphasis is on basic principles and standard procedures.
World Health Organization, 1995. A thorough review of the use of anthropometric data for assessment of nutritional status for all stages of the lifecycle. Covers the rationale, procedures, recommended reference values and methods of analysis. The required texts are supplemented with a range of resources that will either be found in the Herston Medical Library or will be provided throughout the course. The list of reference material is not essential but is intended to guide interested students to some of the key resources available in nutritional assessment.