Does dietary iron intake influence the iron status in hospitalised elderly patients?

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-10

  Joosten, E ^a   Vanderelst, B ^a   Kerkhofs, P ^a   De Boeck, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dietary iron intake; Elderly; Iron status

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; DIET RECORDS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033291349     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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