Dehydration: Biological considerations, age-related changes, and risk factors in older adults

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 30-37

  Sheehy, Christine M ^a   Perry, Patsy A ^b   Cromwell, Sandra L ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dehydration; Fluid balance; Fluid hygiene; Homeostasis; Hydration; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN;

AGE; AGED; AGING; DEHYDRATION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THIRST; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BENCHMARKING; DEHYDRATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; RISK FACTORS; THIRST; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0033157096     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109980049900100105     Document Type: Article

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