Malnutrition in the elderly: A narrative review

Maturitas

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 296-302

  Agarwal, E ^a   Miller, M ^b   Yaxley, A ^b   Isenring, E ^c,d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cachexia; Elderly; Nutritional management; Prevalence; Protein energy malnutrition; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

CACHEXIA; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SARCOPENIA;

CACHEXIA; ELDERLY; NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SARCOPENIA;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84888072834     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.07.013     Document Type: Review

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