Malnutrition in Turkish nursing homes: A correlate of short term mortality

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 305-309

  Ulger, Z ^a   Halil, M ^b   Cankurtaran, M ^b   Yavuz, B B ^b   Yesil, Y ^b   Kuyumcu, Mehmet Emin ^b   Gungor, E ^b   Izgi H ^b   Iskit A T ^b   Abbasoglu, O ^b   Ariogul, S ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

elderly; Malnutrition; mortality; nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT SHORT FORM; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 84880698293     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0016-9     Document Type: Article

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