Clinical aspects of malnutrition

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 284-287

  Enzi, G ^a,b   Sergi, G ^a   Coin, A ^a   Inelmen, E M ^a   Busetto, L ^a   Pisent, C ^a   Peruzza, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Geriatrico   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035226772     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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