Malnutrition, Prevalence and Relation to Some Risk Factors among Elderly Residents of Nursing Homes in Tehran, Iran

Malnutrition, Prevalence and Relation to Some Risk Factors among Elderly Residents of Nursing Homes in Tehran, Iran

Background: Malnutrition and dehydration are two most common types of ailments residents of nursing homes (NH) prone to. It is very important to assess these problems because they can predispose the residents to severe illnesses. The aim of this study was to gather information on nutritional status...

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Main Authors: Lyly Nazemi, Ingmar Skoog, Ingvar Karlsson, Saeed Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Mostafa Hosseini, Mohammad Javad Hosseinzade, Seyed Alireza Mesbah-Namin, Masoud Baikpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Elderly
Iran
Malnutrition
Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
Nursing homes
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3691

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