Meeting the nutritional needs of elderly residents in aged-care: Are we doing enough?

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 503-508

  Iuliano, Sandra ^a   Olden, A ^b   Woods, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; food intake; malnutrition; nutrient deficiencies

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; ZINC; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; GRAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM INTAKE; VEGETABLE; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CEREAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOME FOR THE AGED; MEAT; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84890441011     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0042-7     Document Type: Article

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