Nutritional status and health care costs for the elderly living in municipal residential homes - An intervention study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-97

  Lorefalt B ^a   Andersson, A ^a   Wirehn, A B ^a   Wilhelmsson, Susan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

elderly people; health care costs; intervention; Malnutrition; nutritional status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEAL; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STAFF; SWEDEN;

EID: 79953880916     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0019-3     Document Type: Article

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