Nutritional status in the healthy longeval population from Sardinia (Italy)

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-102

  Buffa, R ^a   Floris, G ^a   Lodde, M ^a   Cotza, M ^a   Marini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Anthropometry; Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis; Mini nutritional assessment; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; IMPEDANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77952294612     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0018-9     Document Type: Article

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