Association of resident, facility, and geographic characteristics with chronic undernutrition in a nationally represented sample of older residents in U.S. nursing homes

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-184

  Challa, S ^a   Sharkey, J R ^b   Chen, M ^c   Phillips, C D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing home residents; Nutritional status; Older adults; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248211860     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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