Malnutrition in a home-living older population: Prevalence, incidence and risk factors. A prospective study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1354-1364

  Johansson, Yvonne ^a   Bachrach Lindström, Margareta ^a   Carstensen, John ^a   Ek, Anna Christina ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Daily activities of living; Depressive symptomatology; Elderly; Nutrition; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DEPRESSION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 64549110962     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02552.x     Document Type: Article

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