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Assessment of the nutritional status of the elderly and its correlates

BACKGROUND: The percentage of elderly is growing rapidly and malnutrition is not uncommon in the elderly. OBJECTIVES: The present study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of the elderly using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) tool, and to study the various epidemiological factors i...

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Autores principales: Agarwalla, Rashmi, Saikia, Anku Moni, Baruah, Rupali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4317993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25657610
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8229.149588