Post-Discharge Nutritional Support in Malnourished Elderly Individuals Improves Functional Limitations

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 295-301

  Neelemaat, Floor ^a   Bosmans, Judith E ^c   Thijs, Abel ^a   Seidell, Jaap C ^b   van Bokhorst de van der Schueren, Marian A E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND GRIP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROTEIN DIET; TELECONSULTATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 79955157709     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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