Is it possible to increase weight and maintain the protein status of debilitated elderly residents of nursing homes?

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 878-881

  Levinson, Yaakov ^a   Dwolatzky, Tzvi ^b,e   Epstein, Aviva ^c   Adler, Bella ^d   Epstein, Leon ^d  

^a Neve Simcha Geriatric Hospital   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; MINERAL; PROTEIN; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COST; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 23244441312     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.7.878     Document Type: Article

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