Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding of nursing home residents is not associated with improved body composition parameters

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 162-165

  Kimyagarov, S ^a   Turgeman, D ^a   Fleissig, Y ^a   Klid, R ^a   Kopel, B ^a   Adunsky, Abraham ^a  

^a Gilad Geriatric Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body composition; dietary protein; elderly; energy intake; nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; NITROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FAT MASS; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 84872495421     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0075-3     Document Type: Review

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