Nutrition survey in an elderly population following admission to a tertiary care hospital

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 511-515

  Azad, Nahid ^a   Murphy, Joseph ^a   Amos, Stephanie S ^a   Toppan, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

EID: 0033533396     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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