Older hospitalised patients at risk of malnutrition: Correlation with quality of life, aid from the social welfare system and length of stay?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 444-449

  Brantervik, Asa M ^a   Jacobsson, Ingrid E ^a   Grimby, Agneta ^a   Wallén, Thomas C E ^a   Bosaeus, Ingvar G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hospital care; Malnutrition; Quality of life; Social welfare system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 24644433005     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi125     Document Type: Article

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