Oral and nutritional status - Is the MNA® a useful tool for dental clinics

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 495-499

  Soini, Helena ^a,b,g   Muurinen, S ^c   Routasalo, P ^b   Sandelin, E ^c   Savikko, N ^d   Suominen, M ^d   Ainamo, A ^e   Pitkala K H ^d,e,f  

^a Elderly Care   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c City of Helsinki   (Finland)

^d Vanhustyon keskusliitto   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g Section of Social and Health Services Elderly Care   (Finland)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; MNA (Mini Nutritional Assessment); Nutrition; Oral health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTITION; DENTURE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DYSPHAGIA; EATING DISORDER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASTICATION; MEAL; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MOUTH PAIN; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33846300708     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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