Nutritional predictors of cognitive impairment severity in demented elderly patients: The key role of BMI

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 553-556

  Coin, A ^a   Veronese, N ^a   De Rui, M ^a   Mosele, M ^a   Bolzetta, F ^a   Girardi, A ^a   Manzato, E ^a   Sergi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cognitive fonction; Dementia; Mini Mental State Examination

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84864133397     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0052-x     Document Type: Article

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