But Is It Malnutrition?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 295-297

  Thomas, David R ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANOREXIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; CACHEXIA; COMORBIDITY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WASTING SYNDROME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 66049161010     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.004     Document Type: Editorial

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