The effect of different diagnostic criteria on the prevalence of malnutrition in a hospitalized geriatric population

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 390-394

  Joosten, E ^a   Vanderelst, B ^a   Pelemans, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Elderly; Hospitalization; Malnutrition; Nutritional assessment

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0033493592     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339818     Document Type: Article

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