Nutritional status and evolution of pressure sores in geriatric patients

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 446-454

  Donini, Lorenzo M ^a   De Felice, M R ^b   Tagliaccica, A ^b   De Bernardini, L ^b   Cannella, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Scienza dell'Alimentazione ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatrics; Long term care; Nutritional status; Pressure sores

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DECUBITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 29144525463     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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