Nutritional supplementation of very old people at hospital discharge increases muscle strength: a randomised controlled trial

R. Price; F. Daly; C. R. Pennington; M. E. T. McMurdo

doi:10.1159/000083991

Nutritional supplementation of very old people at hospital discharge increases muscle strength: a randomised controlled trial

R. Price, F. Daly, C. R. Pennington, M. E. T. McMurdo

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Undernutrition is common in older people admitted to hospital, but little is known about how nutritional state changes after discharge.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-185
Number of pages	7
Journal	Gerontology
Volume	51
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000083991
Publication status	Published - 2005

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