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Factors contributing to protein-calorie malnutrition in older adults
Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
Protein-calorie malnutrition, a common problem of older adults, is frequently overlooked by nurses. The physiologic changes of aging, as well as changes in living conditions and income, all contribute to the problem. Recognition of this problem by nursing staff can reduce many of the health problems which are exacerbated by or result from malnutrition in this patient population.