Nutrition and the older adult

¹Kingston University, St George's Hospital Medical School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.

|May 1, 2002

Abstract:

The importance of ensuring adequate nutrition in older people is often acknowledged but, the evidence suggests, theory is not always matched by practice. This article describes causes of malnutrition in older adults and discusses nursing strategies to prevent it occurring.

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