Assessment of nutritional status in elderly: Methodology and problems;Bestamning av nutritionsstatus hos aldre - Metodik och problem

Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition/Naringsforskning

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-26

  Cederholm, Tommy ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Elderly; Nutritional assessment

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; GERIATRIC CARE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032943567     PISSN: 11026480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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