title: Successful aging in America, Part I. Nutrition, the elderly, and the laboratory.
abstract: Laboratory testing should be integral to nutrition-related services, including screening, assessment, and monitoring for both inpatient and outpatient geriatric populations. Find out how the laboratory can contribute to the improved health of seniors and reduce overall healthcare costs through nutritional status assessment and monitoring.
authors.affiliation: College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003363:Cost Control; D004496:Education, Continuing; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D014481:United States; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood