Self-care ability and sense of coherence in older nutritional at-risk patients

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-103

  Soderhamn U ^a,b,c   Bachrach Lindstrom M ^b   Ek, A C ^b  

^a Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus ^*  (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SELF CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REHABILITATION; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 38049102988     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602691     Document Type: Article

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