Anthropometrie measurements among institutionalized elderly men in Northern Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Ngoh, Hooi Jiun ^a   Chen, Seong Ting ^a   Harith, Sakinah ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anthropometric; Elderly men; Malaysia; Nutritional assessment; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79955455001     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-6867(11)60023-7     Document Type: Article

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