Undernutrition in hospitalized older adults: Patterns and correlates, outcomes, and opportunities for intervention with a focus on processes of care

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-41

  Heersink, Juanita Titrud ^a   Brown, Cynthia J ^a   Dimaria Ghalili, Rose Ann ^b   Locher, Julie L ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Older adults; Processes of care; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951031197     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639360903574585     Document Type: Review

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