Malnutrition screening in the elderly population

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 411-414

  Harris, Dylan ^a   Haboubi, Nadim ^a  

^a NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; TRANSFERRIN;

AGING; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 25144478301     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.98.9.411     Document Type: Review

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