Improving the dietary intake of frail older people

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 263-267

  Leslie, W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food supplementation; Older people; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETETICS; ELDERLY CARE; FEEDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 79956049006     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665111000036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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