Anthropometric and biochemical markers for nutritional risk among residents within an Australian residential care facility

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 178-186

  Grieger, Jessica ^a   Nowson, Caryl ^a   Ackland, M Leigh ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Australia; Bone density; Long term care; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; VICTORIA; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

EID: 33847111273     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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