Polypathology, pharmacotherapy and malnutrition in the elderly: A study in hospitalized elderly;Polipatologia, farmacoterapia e malnutrizione nell' anziano: Uno studio in anziani ospedalizzati

Giornale di Gerontologia

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-16

  Cecchetto, G ^a   Zanardo, M ^a   Tossani, C ^b  

^a UO Lungodegenza Presidio Ospedaliero Castelfranco Veneto (TV)   (Italy)

^b UO Medicina Generale e Lungodegenza Riabilitativa Presidio Ospedaliero di Valdobbiadenne (TV)   (Italy)

Author keywords

BMI (Body Mass Index); Malnutrition; Pharmacology; Serum albumin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHOLESTEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FOLIC ACID; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; POLYPHARMACY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33745203969     PISSN: 00170305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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