Dietary protein intake may reduce hospitalisation due to infection in Māori of advanced age: LiLACS NZ

• Main Authors: Carol Wham (Author), Fiona Baggett (Author), Ruth Teh (Author), Simon Moyes (Author), Mere Kēpa (Author), Martin Connolly (Author), Santosh Jatrana (Author), Ngaire Kerse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To investigate factors related to hospital admission for infection, specifically examining nutrient intakes of Māori in advanced age (80+ years). Method: Face‐to‐face interviews with 200 Māori (85 men) to obtain demographic, social and health information. Diagnoses were validat...