Malnutrition in the elderly: a multifactorial failure to thrive.
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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]. Malnutrition in the Elderly: A Multifactorial Failure to Thrive
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- The Permanente journal
دوره 9 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005