The physical functional capacity of frail elderly persons undergoing ambulatory rehabilitation is related to their nutritional status

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 721-726

  Chevalier, S ^a,b   Saoud, F ^b   Gray Donald, K ^c   Morais, José A ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geriatric Day Hospital (GDH); Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA); Nutritional status; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE MASS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 58049131933     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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