Nurses needed: Identifying malnutrition in hospitalized older adults
The American population is aging with one in every seven Americans over the age of 65. Throughout the healthcare continuum, this segment of the population is faced with the burden of malnutrition brought on by many factors including aging, inadequate food intake, and acute and chronic medical condit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-01-01
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Series: | NursingPlus Open |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352900816300073 |