Assessment of the nutritional status of the elderly and its correlates

Background: The percentage of elderly is growing rapidly and malnutrition is not uncommon in the elderly. Objectives: The present study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of the elderly using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) tool, and to study the various epidemiological factors i...

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Main Authors: Rashmi Agarwalla, Anku Moni Saikia, Rupali Baruah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2015;volume=22;issue=1;spage=39;epage=43;aulast=Agarwalla