Anthropometric and nutritional assessment in Italian elderly subjects

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 174-180

  Lancia, Bruna ^a,b   Tedesco, Maria ^a   Sergio, Giovanni ^a   Tenna, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Elderly; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; EATING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CALCIUM; DIET RECORDS; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031290399     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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