Undernutrition risk screening and length of stay of hospitalized elderly

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 5-21

  Alho Letra Martins, Cátia Patrícia ^a   Correia, Joana Rita ^a,b   Freitas Do Amaral, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hospital; Length of stay; Screening; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33845879101     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v25n02_02     Document Type: Article

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