Nutritional assessment of the geriatric patient: A comprehensive approach toward evaluating and managing nutrition

Clinical Geriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 20-26

  Loreck, Ellen ^a   Chimakurthi, Roja ^b   Steinle, Nanette I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84860279507     PISSN: 10951598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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