Cognitive function, body weight and body composition in geriatric patients

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-20

  Wirth, R ^a   Bauer, J M ^b   Sieber, C C ^b  

^a St Marien Hospital Borken   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

BIA; Bioelectric impedance analysis; BMI; Body composition; Body weight; Cognitive function; Dementia; Fat mass; Fat free mass; Geriatric patients; Malnutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 33847341983     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-007-0428-4     Document Type: Article

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