Does low lactose milk powder improve the nutritional intake and nutritional status of frail older Chinese people living in nursing homes?

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-21

  Kwok, T ^a   Woo, J ^a   Kwan, M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aged; Aging; Elderly; Lactose intolerance; Malnutrition; Milk; Nursing home; Nutrition; Nutritional supplementation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LACTASE; LACTOSE; POTASSIUM; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GERIATRIC CARE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MILK; NURSING HOME; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035093627     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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