Underweight and unintentional weight loss among elderly in nursing homes and in home care;Undervægt og utilsigtet vægttab hos ældre på plejecentre og i hjemmepleje - Problemer, der bør gøres noget ved

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 272-274

  Beck, Anne Marie ^a   Pedersen, Agnes Nadelmann ^b   Schroll, Marianne ^b  

^a Inst F   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; DENMARK; GERIATRIC NURSING; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DENMARK; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD SERVICES; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; THINNESS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 12744281762     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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