Developing and testing the nutritional form for the elderly

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 336-341

  Söderhamn, Ulrika ^a   Söderhamn, Olle ^b  

^a Norra Älvsborgs LÄnssjukhus ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Nursing; Nutrition; Scale testing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035495937     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2001.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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