Supplemental protein and energy likely account for multi-ingredient supplementation in mitigating morbidity and mortality in compromised elderly malnourished patients

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 976-

  Nunes, Everson A ^a   Phillips, Stuart M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

CALORIC INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MACRONUTRIENT; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN INTAKE; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGED; DIET THERAPY; FOOD ALLERGY; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION;

AGED; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; NUTRITION THERAPY; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84963563113     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.03.026     Document Type: Letter

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