Nutrition and prevalence of undernutrition assessed by different diagnostic criteria in nursing homes for elderly people

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-246

  Lopez Contreras M J ^a   Torralba, C ^a   Zamora, S ^a   Perez Llamas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Elderly people; Nursing home; Nutritional status; Undernutrition diagnostic criteria

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 84861006623     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2012.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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