Present state of evaluating malnutrition in the elderly - analysing indicators
Open Access
- 1 December 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Palacky University Olomouc in Biomedical Papers
- Vol. 150 (2), 217-221
- https://doi.org/10.5507/bp.2006.030
Abstract
Objectives: Malnutrition in old age is a significant problem. The study presents a survey of the basic methods used in the diagnosis of malnutrition in the elderly such as nutritional anamnesis, anthropometrical, laboratory a functional examin...Keywords
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