Assessment tools for nutritional status in the elderly

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 365-367

  Berner, Yitshal N ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038321520     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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