Prevalence of anemia and malnutrition and their association in elderly nursing home residents

ŞAHİN, SEVNAZ; Tasar, Pinar; Simsek, HATİCE; Cicek, Zeynep; Eskiizmirli, Hulya; Aykar, Fisun; ŞAHİN, FAHRİ; Akcicek, Fehmi

doi:10.1007/s40520-015-0490-5

Prevalence of anemia and malnutrition and their association in elderly nursing home residents

ŞAHİN S., Tasar P. T., Simsek H., Cicek Z., Eskiizmirli H., Aykar F. S., ...More

AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, vol.28, no.5, pp.857-862, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 28 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1007/s40520-015-0490-5
Journal Name: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.857-862
Keywords: Anemia, Malnutrition, Elderly, Geriatrics
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Malnutrition is one of the most important geriatric syndromes in the elderly. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between anemia and malnutrition in elderly nursing home residents.