Undernutrition and elderly hospital patients: A review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 228-236

  Tierney, Alison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030076429     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb02661.x     Document Type: Article

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