Geriatric failure to thrive

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 232-233

  Dai, D ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANOREXIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDITORIAL; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK FACTOR; TERMINAL DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOREXIA; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 23844459537     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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