The validity of nutritional status as a marker for future disability and depressive symptoms among high-risk older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 995-999

  Boult, Chad ^a,c   Krinke, U Beate ^b   Urdangarin, Cristina Flood ^b   Skarin, Vicki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Functional disability; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032777889     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01296.x     Document Type: Article

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