Detection of the risk of malnutrition in the elderly;Détection du risque de malnutrition chez la personne âgée

Revue Medicale Suisse

Volumn 7, Issue 294, 2011, Pages 1056-1057

  Taroni, Wanda Bosshard ^a   Pralong, Gérard ^a  

^a Hôpital de Lavaux   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79957589930     PISSN: 16609379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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