Prevalence and factors associated with geriatric malnutrition in an outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is highly prevalent among the elderly and is associated with poor clinical prognosis, decreased functional status, and increased morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of geriatric malnutrition among outpatients of a geriatric clinic and to determine...

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Autores principales: Alzahrani, Sami Hamdan, El Sayed, Ismail Abdelmoneim, Alshamrani, Sarah Mohammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27710987
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2016.346

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27710987
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2016.346

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