Longitudinal weight changes, length of survival, and energy requirements of long term care residents with dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1189-1195

  Wang, San Y ^a,b,c,d   Fukagawa, Naomi ^b,c,d,e   Hossain, Monir ^a   Ooi, Wee L ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITION; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030930716     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb03768.x     Document Type: Article

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