Prevalence and measures of nutritional compromise among nursing home patients: weight loss, low body mass index, malnutrition, and feeding dependency, a systematic review of the literature.

Bell CL, Tamura BK, Masaki KH, Amella EJ. Prevalence and measures of nutritional compromise among nursing home patients: weight loss, low body mass index, malnutrition, and feeding dependency, a systematic review of the literature. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013 Feb; 14(2):94-100.

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subject areas

Aged
Body Mass Index
Eating
Energy Intake
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Nursing Homes
Nutrition Assessment
Nutrition Disorders
Nutritional Status
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Weight Loss

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Kamal Masaki MD PhD

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