Nutritional status in cognitively intact older people receiving home care services - A pilot study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 249-253

  Soini, H ^a,d   Routasalo, P ^b   Lagstrom H ^c  

^a City of Helsinki   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Home care services; Mini Nutritional Assessment; Nutrition; Nutrition assessment; Oral health

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; COGNITION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEMOGLOBINS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 24344442939     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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