Nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homes

Objective (s): To assess nutritional status in an elderly population living in nursing homes.Method: This was a cross- sectional study of 199 elderly people 60 years old or above living in nursing homes in Arak, Iran. Data on nutrition was collected using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Resul...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi Fakhar, Soleyman Zand
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research 2013-04-01
Series:Payesh
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Online Access:http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-375-en.html