Apathy and weight loss in nursing home residents: Longitudinal study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 417-420

  Volicer, Ladislav ^a,b   Frijters, Dinnus H M ^c   Van der Steen, Jenny T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apathy; Depression; Nursing homes; Nutritional status; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; APATHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING MINIMUM DATA SET; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; TIME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84878835126     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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