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The Association between Malnutrition and Pressure Ulcers in Elderly in Long-Term Care Facility

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is common in elderly and is a risk factor for pressure ulcers. AIM: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in geriatric and palliative patients hospitalised in long-term care facility, and to examine the influence of nutritional status o...

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Autores principales: Neloska, Lenche, Damevska, Katerina, Nikolchev, Andjelka, Pavleska, Lidija, Petreska-Zovic, Biljana, Kostov, Milenko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Institute of Immunobiology and Human Genetics 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5042627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27703567
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2016.094