Nutritional status of the elderly

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 106, Issue OCT., 1997, Pages 340-348

  Wadhwa, Arvind ^a   Sabharwal, Manisha ^a   Sharma, Sushma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Ageing; Anthropometry; Dietary profile; Elderly; Free living; Institutionalised; Nutrient intakes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMICS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REVIEW; RISK; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN AREA; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; DIET; HUMANS; INDIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 0030671237     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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