Journal article
Determinants and Detection of Low Body Mass Index in Community-Dwelling Adults With Alzheimer's Disease
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportion of older adults with Alzheimer's disease presenting to a geriatric clinic with low body mass index (BMI), the proportion of these individuals recognized by clinicians as malnourished, and what patients' characteristics and caregivers' and clinicians' impressions are associated with low BMI.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.
Authors
Bédard M; Molloy DW; Bell R; Lever JA
Journal
International Psychogeriatrics, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 87–98
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2000
DOI
10.1017/s1041610200006220
ISSN
1041-6102