Long-term effect of ghrelin on nutritional status and functional capacity in the elderly: A population-based cohort study

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-47

  Serra Prat, Mateu ^a,b   Palomera, Elisabet ^a   Roca, Maria ^c   Puig Domingo, Manel ^c  

^a Unitat de Recerca   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BLOOD; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFECTS; HAND STRENGTH; MALNUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77953767100     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03730.x     Document Type: Article

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