Assessment of the nutritional situation of elderly nursing home residents in Vienna

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 51-53

  Kulnik, D ^a   Elmadfa, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dietary intake, elderly; Elderly nutrition; Mini Nutritional Assessment; Nutritional status, elderly; Weighed food intake method

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 41849124238     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000115350     Document Type: Article

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