Hyponatremia among the institutionalized elderly in 2 long-term care facilities in Taipei

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 115-119

  Chen, Liang Kung ^a,b   Lin, Ming Hsien ^a,b   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a,b   Chen, Tzen Wen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatrics; Hyponatremia; Nursing home; Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ELECTROLYTE; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; SERUM ALBUMIN; THYROTROPIN; VASOPRESSIN;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPONATREMIA; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SERUM OSMOLALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE OSMOLALITY; WATER LOADING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33645367566     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70188-1     Document Type: Article

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