Report for: Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition

Title	Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition
Published in	Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2009
DOI	10.1002/14651858.cd003288.pub3
Pubmed ID	19370584
Authors	Anne C Milne, Jan Potter, Angela Vivanti, Alison Avenell
Abstract	Evidence for the effectiveness of nutritional supplements containing protein and energy, often prescribed for older people, is limited. Malnutrition is more common in this age group and deterioration of nutritional status can occur during illness. It is important to establish whether supplementing the diet is an effective way of improving outcomes for older people at risk from malnutrition.

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Country	Count	As %
Ireland	2	33%
United Kingdom	1	17%
Unknown	3	50%

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Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	3	50%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	2	33%
Scientists	1	17%

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Country	Count	As %
United Kingdom	4	<1%
United States	4	<1%
Germany	2	<1%
Italy	2	<1%
Spain	2	<1%
Australia	2	<1%
Norway	1	<1%
Ireland	1	<1%
South Africa	1	<1%
Other	6	<1%
Unknown	905	97%

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Readers by professional status	Count	As %
Student > Bachelor	159	17%
Student > Master	158	17%
Researcher	97	10%
Student > Ph. D. Student	76	8%
Student > Postgraduate	50	5%
Other	175	19%
Unknown	215	23%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Medicine and Dentistry	311	33%
Nursing and Health Professions	139	15%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	67	7%
Social Sciences	31	3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	21	2%
Other	99	11%
Unknown	262	28%

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Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition

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