Study of respiratory function in the elderly with different nutritional and cognitive status and functional ability assessed by plethysmographic and spirometric parameters

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-43

  De Filippi, Francesco ^a   Tana, Francesco ^a   Vanzati, Simona ^a   Balzarini, Barbara ^a   Galetti, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability in elderly; Nutritional status; Spirometric parameters

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ERROR; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATION; GAS ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0038460814     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(03)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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