Vulnerable patients with a fractured neck of femur: Nutritional status and support in hospital

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-218

  Nematy, M ^a   Hickson, M ^a   Brynes, A E ^a   Ruxton, C H S ^b   Frost, Gary S ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fractured neck of femur; Hospital; Hospital malnutrition; Nutritional status; Nutritional support

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33748468172     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2006.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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