Malnutrition in elderly: Social and economic determinants

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-15

  Donini, Lorenzo M ^a   Scardella, P ^b   Piombo, L ^b   Neri, B ^c   Asprino, R ^a   Proietti, A R ^a   Carcaterra, S ^c   Cava, E ^c   Cataldi, S ^d   Cucinotta, D ^d   Di Bella, G ^e   Barbagallo, M ^e   Morrone, A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Ist Naz Promozione Salute Popolazioni Migranti Il Contrasto Malat Poverta   (Italy)

^c Istituto Clinico Riabilitativo Villa delle Querce   (Italy)

^d Clinica Villa Laura   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

elderly; Malnutrition; poverty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC MALNUTRITION; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCOME; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOME; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84872492643     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0374-8     Document Type: Article

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