Nutritional status is altered in the self-neglecting elderly

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2534-2541

  Smith, Scott M ^a   Oliver, Susan A Mathews ^b   Zwart, Sara R ^c   Kala, Geeta ^b   Kelly, P Adam ^d   Goodwin, James S ^e   Dyer, Carmel B ^d  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b Enterprise Advisory Services Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FAT; FOLIC ACID; IRON; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATION; RISK FACTOR; SELF NEGLECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749494386     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.10.2534     Document Type: Article

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