Body Mass Index as a Predictor of All-Cause Mortality in Nursing Home Residents During a 5-Year Follow-up

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-57

  Veronese, Nicola ^a   De Rui, Marina ^a   Toffanello, Elena Debora ^a   De Ronch, Irene ^a   Perissinotto, Egle ^a   Bolzetta, Francesco ^a   D'Avanzo, Barbara ^a   Cardin, Fabrizio ^a   Coin, Alessandra ^a   Manzato, Enzo ^a   Sergi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Elderly; Mortality; Nursing home; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84871700324     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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