At which body mass index and degree of weight loss should hospitalized elderly patients be considered at nutritional risk?

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 195-198

  Beck, A M ^a   Ovesen, L ^a  

^a DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elderly; Malnutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY MASS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031753223     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5614(98)80058-7     Document Type: Review

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