Disease-specific, versus standard, nutritional support for the treatment of pressure ulcers in institutionalized older adults: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1395-1402

  Cereda, Emanuele ^a   Gini, Anna ^b   Pedrolli, Carlo ^c   Vanotti, Alfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Servizio di Nutrizione Clinica e Dietetica   (Italy)

^c Trento Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arginine; Elderly; Nutrition; Pressure ulcers; Protein; Vitamin C; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; PROTEIN; ZINC;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; ELDERLY CARE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRESSURE ULCER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; ZINC;

EID: 68149128249     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02351.x     Document Type: Article

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