Nutritional issues and potential interventions in older people

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 286-296

  Hankey, Catherine R ^a   Leslie, Wilma S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

interventions; nutritional status; older people; well being

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MINERAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

AGING; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELDERLY CARE; FIBER; HEALTH; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 84856380456     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259811000128     Document Type: Review

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