Malnutrition in the Elderly: A Multifactorial Failure to Thrive
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Malnutrition in the elderly: a multifactorial failure to thrive.
The Permanente Journal/ Summer 2005/ Volume 9 No. 3 Carol Evans, RNP, MS, MA, has worked for ten years as the geriatric nurse practitioner member of the skilled nursing facility team in the Diablo Service Area in the KP Northern California Region. She also practices on a half-time basis in the Neurology Department at KP Hayward as a Parkinson’s disease specialist. E-mail: [email protected]. ...
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1 Sponsor Disclosure: Financial support for this presentation was provided by Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition, Inc. The views expressed herein are those of the presenter and do not necessarily represent Nestlé’s views. The material herein is accurate as of the date it was presented and is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. Reproduction or distribut...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Permanente Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1552-5775
DOI: 10.7812/tpp/05-056