Counteracting the trajectory of frailty and sarcopenia in older adults

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 428-434

  Litchford, Mary Demarest ^a  

^a CASE Software and Books ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Frail elderly; Frailty; Geriatrics; Malnutrition; Nutrition; Nutritional status; Sarcopenia; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE; VITAMIN D; PROTEIN;

DISABILITY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SARCOPENIA; WELLBEING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 84908658813     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533614536231     Document Type: Review

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