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Undernutrition in medical outpatients
1Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, Room M238, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. wilsonmg@slu.edu
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
|March 1, 2003
Abstract:
This article discusses the epidemiology, predisposing factors, and etiology of undernutrition in geriatric patients receiving ambulatory care. It presents the major aspects of the clinical evaluation of undernutrition in older adults. Interdisciplinary assessment of nutritional risk in the outpatient setting and the formulation of an outpatient nutritional intervention model are also discussed.