Body weight changes in elderly psychogeriatric nursing home residents

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 536-539

  Knoops, Kim T B ^a   Slump, Erika ^b   De Groot, Lisette C P G M ^a   Wouters Wesseling, Wendeline ^c   Brouwer, Marije L ^b   Van Staveren, Wija A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nursing Home Mariahoeve   (Netherlands)

^c NUMICO RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 19044372932     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.4.536     Document Type: Article

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