Medical nutrition therapy for the prevention and treatment of unintentional weight loss in residential healthcare facilities

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 352-362

  Splett, Patricia L ^a   Roth Yousey, Lori Lynn ^b   Vogelzang, Jody Lynn ^c  

^a Splett and Associates   (United States)

^b Lori Roth Yousey and Associates   (United States)

^c JLV and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETITIAN; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; NUTRITION; PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0037365934     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jada.2003.50050     Document Type: Article

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