Interaction among body composition, self-rated health and functional status of the elderly in an Indian population

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 78-85

  Reddy, Kanala Kodanda Rami ^a   Reddy, Battena Krishna ^a   Rao, Alahari Papa ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Andhra Pradesh; Anthropometry; Elderly; India; Self rated health; Tirupati; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3042858224     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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