Cognitive decline is associated with nutritional risk in subjects with small head circumference (HC)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-109

  Lee, Kang Soo ^a,b   Cheong, Hae Kwan ^c   Eom, Jin Sup ^d   Jung, Hae Sun ^e   Oh, Byoung Hoon ^b,e   Hong, Chang Hyung ^f,g  

^a Bundang CHA Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^e Gwangju Mental Health Center   (South Korea)

^f Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Head circumference; Mini mental state examination (MMSE); Nutrition screening initiative; Nutritional risk

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953287499     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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