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| Recognising under-nutrition in elderly patients | | Author(s) | Rajkumar Parikh, Sarah Moore |
| Journal title | Geriatric Medicine, vol 35, no 6, June 2005 |
| Pages | pp 27-32 |
| Source | http://www.gerimed.co.uk |
| Keywords | Malnutrition ; Nutrition ; Screening ; In-patients. |
| Annotation | Nutritional status is often a neglected aspect in the assessment and management of older patients. It is well recognised that under-nutrition makes illness more difficult to treat and prolongs recovery. In this article, the authors detail the scale and the causes of nutritional failure, and examine some methods that can help the multidisciplinary team spot those at risk. Special nutritional challenges apply, for instance, in stroke care and dementia patients. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050722202 A |
| Classmark | CSM: CF: 3V: LF7 |
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