Gender Differences in Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of Older Medical Patients

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-134

  Castel, Hana ^a   Harman Boehm, Ilana ^a   Shahar, Danit ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

MNA; Nutritional status; Older people; Under nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33747171470     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2006.10719523     Document Type: Article

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