How well do nurses recognize malnutrition in elderly patients?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 292-296

  Suominen, M H ^a   Sandelin, E ^b   Soini, H ^c,d   Pitkala, K H ^a,e  

^a Vanhustyon keskusliitto   (Finland)

^b Department of Health Care ^*  (Finland)

^c Section of Social and Health Services   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 59849106353     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602916     Document Type: Article

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