Undiagnosed malnutrition and nutrition-related problems in geriatric patients

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 387-392

  Volkert, Dorothee ^a   Saeglitz, C ^b   Gueldenzoph, H ^c   Sieber, C C ^a   Stehle, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c Malteser Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Awareness of malnutrition; Geriatric patients; Malnutrition; Management; Nutriton related problems; Routine documentation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECREASED APPETITE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77952680389     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0085-y     Document Type: Article

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