Association between cognitive function and nutritional status in elderly: A cross-sectional study in three institutions of Beirut-Lebanon

Geriatric Mental Health Care

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 73-81

  El Zoghbi, Mohamad ^a   Boulos, Christa ^b   Amal, Al Hajje ^a   Saleh, Nadine ^a   Awada, Sanaa ^a   Rachidi, Samar ^a   Bawab, Wafaa ^a   Salameh, Pascale ^a  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Elderly; Institution; Nutrition; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEBANON; LONELINESS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING;

EID: 84889600776     PISSN: 22129693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gmhc.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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