A nutritional assessment of homebound elderly in a physician-monitored population

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1-13

  Lee, Michele Y ^a   Novielli, Karen D ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030331196     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v15n03_01     Document Type: Article

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