Dietary Habits Affect Quality of Life: Bowel Obstruction Caused by Phytobezoar

Dietary Habits Affect Quality of Life: Bowel Obstruction Caused by Phytobezoar

Nutritional status is very important especially in older adults because of its effects on quality of life. Phytobezoar, for instance, that can lead to small bowel obstruction has risk factors such as excessive consumption of foods with high fiber content and inadequate chewing. These factors are rel...

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Main Authors: Majid AKRAMI, Mohammad Reza SASANI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Aging
Bezoars
Intestinal obstruction
Nutritional status
Physiological process
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/7610

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