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Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among community-dwelling older persons in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition in older persons is a public health concern. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among community-dwelling older persons in Sri Lanka. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Kandy district, Sri Lanka. The nutri...

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Autores principales:	Damayanthi, H. D. W. T., Moy, F. M., Abdullah, K. L., Dharmaratne, S. D.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6117936/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30165826 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0892-2

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