Malnutrition in elderly people newly admitted to a community resident home

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 133-139

  Christensson, L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Entering municipal care; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREALBUMIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SERUM ALBUMIN; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033288163     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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