Nutrition risk screening characteristics of rural older persons: Relation to functional limitations and health care charges

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 819-828

  Jensen, Gordon L ^a   Kita, Kimberly ^a   Fish, Judith ^a   Heydt, Duane ^a   Frey, Carolin ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of Daily Living; ADL; Geriatric population; Health care costs; Nutrition; Nutrition Screening Initiative; Risk factors; Rural population; Screening

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030798346     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.4.819     Document Type: Article

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