Nutrition assessment methods for the older Irish adult in the clinical and community settings

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 599-602

  Charles, Ruth P ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; AGING; BODY WEIGHT; HAND GRIP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEG; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; BODY WEIGHT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IRELAND; LEG; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0032199580     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS19980087     Document Type: Article

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