Undernutrition and associated factors in a Portuguese older adult community

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of undernutrition in older adults aged >75 years living in communities and to identify the main factors independently associated with undernutrition. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a random sample of family physicians' medical recor...

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Main Authors: Ana Luísa Moreira dos Santos, Teresa Maria de Serpa Pinto Freitas do Amaral, Nuno Pedro Garcia Fernandes Bento Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2015-06-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732015000300231&lng=en&tlng=en