Protein-energy undernutrition among elderly hospitalized patients: A prospective study

JAMA

Volumn 281, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 2013-2019

  Sullivan, Dennis H ^a,b,d   Sun, Suzy ^a,b   Walls, Robert C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION;

EID: 0033016453     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.21.2013     Document Type: Article

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