Nutrition screening among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 911-916

  Yap, Keng Bee ^a   Niti, M ^b   Ng, T P ^b  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Community dwelling older adults; Health outcomes; Nutrition screening; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; NURSE RESEARCHER; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SENESCENCE; SINGAPORE; VEGETABLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 38449109768     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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