A 6-month follow-up of nutritional status in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 505-508

  Van Wymelbeke, Virginie ^a,b   Guedon A ^a   Maniere, D ^a   Manckoundia, P ^a   Pfitzenmeyer, P ^a  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hôpital de Champmaillot   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Institutionalized patients; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; OROSOMUCOID; PREALBUMIN; PYRIDOXINE;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 8344256466     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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