Nutritional risk and low weight in community-living older adults: A review of the literature (1995-2005)

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 927-934

  Martin, Carolyn Thompson ^a,c   Kayser Jones, Jeanie ^a   Stotts, Nancy ^a   Porter, Carol ^b   Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Demergasso Bava Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; COMMUNITY LIVING; DATA BASE; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 33748772278     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.9.927     Document Type: Review

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