Malnutrition associated with increased risk of frail mechanical falls among older people presenting to an emergency department

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 386-394

  Vivanti, Angela P ^a   McDonald, Cameron K ^b   Palmer, Michelle A ^b   Sinnott, Michael ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental fall; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Malnutrition; Nutrition assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 70350117884     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01223.x     Document Type: Article

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