Variability of nutritional practice by geriatricians across Europe

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 67-70

  Vandewoude, M ^a   Michel, J P ^b   Knight, P ^c   Anthony, P ^d   Glencorse, C ^e   Engfer, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^e ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

^f WTC Schiphol Airport ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Geriatric nutrition; Medical training; Nutrition knowledge; Nutrition screening; Nutritional Practices

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; VITAMIN D;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; GERIATRICIAN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VITAMIN INTAKE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79953326524     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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