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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Language: | English |
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Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río
2020-06-01
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Series: | Universidad Médica Pinareña |
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Online Access: | http://www.revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/525 |