Malnutrition in older people: Screening and management strategies

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 799-805

  Visvanathan, Renuka ^a   Newbury, Jonathan W ^a   Chapman, Ian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FATAL OUTCOME; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 16544378775     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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