Editorial: Obesity in the elderly: Should we be using new diagnostic criteria?

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 168-169

  Ritz, Patrick ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE MASS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 63249093039     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0052-7     Document Type: Editorial

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