Prevalence and determinants of low protein intake in very old adults: insights from the Newcastle 85+ Study

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 2713-2722

  Mendonça, Nuno ^a,b   Granic, Antoneta ^b,c   Mathers, John C ^b   Hill, Tom R ^a,b   Siervo, Mario ^b   Adamson, Ashley J ^b   Jagger, Carol ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged, 80 and over; Malnutrition; Newcastle 85+; Protein; Very old

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CEREAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; VERY ELDERLY; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOOD GRAIN; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEVERAGES; COHORT STUDIES; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; EDIBLE GRAIN; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85029819510     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1537-5     Document Type: Article

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