Characteristics of the Mini-Nutritional Assessment in elderly home-care patients

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-70

  Soini, Helena ^a,d   Routasalo, P ^b   Lagstrom H ^c  

^a Herttoniemi Health Centre   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Clinical Research   (Finland)

^d NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Home care services; Mini Nutritional Assessment; Nutritional assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; FINLAND; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MASTICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL STRESS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; WEIGHT LOSS;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC);

EID: 0742324541     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601748     Document Type: Article

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