Dehydration in frail, older residents in long-term care facilities

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 371-376

  Feinsod F M , Fred M ^a   Levenson, Steven A ^b   Rapp, Keith ^c   Rapp, Mary Pat ^d   Beechinor, Eloise ^e   Liebmann, Laurencia ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Genesis Elder Care Network   (United States)

^c Geriatric Associates of America   (United States)

^d Univ of Texas Houston Hlth Sci Ct   (United States)

^e U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; TOTAL BODY WATER; WATER LOSS;

EID: 0036857365     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70529-0     Document Type: Review

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