The Anorexia of Aging: Is It a Geriatric Syndrome?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-156

  Landi, Francesco ^a   Laviano, Alessandro ^b   Cruz Jentoft, Alfonso J ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ; GHRELIN; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

AGING; ANOREXIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD COMPOSITION; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SATIETY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77249168260     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.09.003     Document Type: Editorial

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