Prevalence of malnutrition and its risk factors in stroke patients residing in an infirmary

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-296

  Chai, J ^a   Chu, Frederick C S ^b,d   Chow, T W ^b   Shum, N C ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Infirmary; Malnutrition; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; STROKE PATIENT; TUBE FEEDING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STROKE;

EID: 44149126408     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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