Albumin, hemoglobin, body mass index, cognitive and functional performance in elderly persons living in nursing homes

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-59

  Onem, Yalcin ^a   Terekeci, Hakan ^a   Kucukardali, Yasar ^a   Sahan, Burak ^a   Solmazgül, Emrullah ^a   Şenol, Mehmet Güney ^a   Nalbant, Selim ^a   Sayan, Ozkan ^a   Top, Cihan ^a   Oktenli, Cagatay ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); Cognitive functions; Hemoglobin content; Serum albumin levels; Serum sodium in elderly

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEMOGLOBINS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 70449628217     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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