Nutritional status of hospitalized elderly patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study of an important yet neglected problem in clinical practice

Nutritional status of hospitalized elderly patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study of an important yet neglected problem in clinical practice

BackgroundMalnutrition is a common geriatric syndrome affecting approximately half of the older population with a more pronounced occurrence rate in those hospitalized. It affects the physiology, and results in poor humanistic and clinical outcomes. In Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, albeit multip...

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Main Authors: Behailu Terefe Tesfaye, Mengist Awoke Yizengaw, Tesema Etefa Birhanu, Dula Dessalegn Bosho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
aged
inpatients
nutrition assessment
risk factors
Jimma
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1227840/full

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