Prevalence of malnutrition among institutionalized elderly people in Northern Peninsular Malaysia: Gender, ethnicity and age-specific

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-148

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

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Elderly; Malnutrition; Mid upper arm circumference; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BODY MASS; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNICITY; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; MALNUTRITION; POVERTY;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84055193531     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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