Nutritional Status of Functionally Dependent and Nonfunctionally Dependent Elderly in Taiwan

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-142

  Huang, Yi Chia ^a   Wueng, Song Lin ^a   Ou, Chu Chyn ^a   Su, Kuo Hsiung ^a   Cheng, Chien Hsiang ^b  

^a Chung Shan Medical and Dental College Hospital   (China)

^b Department of Ophthalmology   (China)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Elderly; Functionally dependent; Nonfunctionally dependent; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIETARY INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALNUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0035001854     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2001.10719025     Document Type: Article

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