Body mass index, mini nutritional assessment, and their association with five-year mortality in very old people

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 461-467

  Burman, M ^a   Saatela S ^b   Carlsson, M ^a   Olofsson, B ^c   Gustafson, Y ^a   Hornsten C ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; five year mortality; MNA; very old

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84939650109     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-015-0443-x     Document Type: Article

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