Nutritional supplementation in elderly medical in-patients: A double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 453-457

  Hogarth, M B ^a   Marshall, P ^a   Lovat, L B ^a   Palmer, A J ^a   Frost, C G ^a   Fletcher, A E ^b   Nicholl, C G ^a   Bulpitt, C J ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Glucose; Nutritional supplementation; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SERUM ALBUMIN; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029959318     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/25.6.453     Document Type: Article

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