Association between underweight and taste sensitivity in middle- to old-aged nursing home residents in Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 854-863

  Fuchida, S ^a   Yamamoto, T ^a   Takiguchi, T ^a,b   Kandaudahewa, G ^a,c   Yuyama, N ^a   Hirata, Y ^a  

^a KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^c Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Adult; Body mass index; Nursing homes; Sri Lanka; Taste threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SRI LANKA; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; NURSING HOMES; SRI LANKA; TASTE THRESHOLD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; RISK FACTORS; SRI LANKA; TASTE; THINNESS;

EID: 84885960979     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joor.12099     Document Type: Article

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