Quality indicators for the care of undernutrition in vulnerable elders

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Reuben, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Malnutrition; Nutritional supplements; Undernutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MALNUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; DEGLUTITION; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; VITAMIN D; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 34848882785     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01353.x     Document Type: Review

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