Impact of ageing on nutritional and functional status and polypharmacy in the hospitalized elderly

Introduction: ageing brings about physiological and morphological changes that threaten the nutritional status, affecting the functional capacity of the elderly and interfering the adherence to pharmacological therapy. Objective: to determine the impact of age on nutritional, functional and polypha...

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Main Authors: Yusnier Lázaro Díaz-Rodríguez, Marlene García-Orihuela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río 2020-06-01
Series:Universidad Médica Pinareña
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Online Access:http://revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/525