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Nutrition in the elderly

Title
Nutrition in the elderly / edited by A. Horwitz [and others].
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Published on behalf of the World Health Organization by Oxford University Press, 1989.

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Additional Authors
Horwitz, A.
Description
xiv, 294 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Abstract: This book examines the state of knowledge on the relationship of nutrition to well-being in old age. Topics include: epidemiological and social aspects of nutrition in the elderly, assessment of nutritional status in the elderly, nutritional r equirements and recommended dietary allowances for the elderly, main diseases of the elderly associated with nutrition, nutritional factors influencing organ function in the elderly, and preventive medicine and public health measures for improving nutrition in the elderly.
Subject
  • Older people > Nutrition
  • Older people > Nutrition > Evaluation
  • Nutrition > Evaluation
  • Nutrition disorders
  • Nutrition
  • Older people
  • Nutrition Assessment
  • Nutrition Disorders
  • Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Aged
  • Nutritional Status
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • elderly
  • Older people
  • Nutrition > Evaluation
  • Nutrition disorders
  • Nutrition
  • Older people > Nutrition
  • Évaluation nutritionnelle > Sujet âgé
  • Troubles nutritionnels > Sujet âgé
  • Phénomènes physiologiques nutritionnels > Sujet âgé
  • Phénomènes physiologiques nutritionnels > Physiologie
  • Personnes âgées > Alimentation
Note
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 0192617931
  • 9780192617934
LCCN
88029145
OCLC
  • ocm18589806
  • 18589806
  • SCSB-1910938
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library