Prevalence and correlates of malnutrition among elderly in an urban area in Coimbatore

• Main Authors: Anil Chankaramangalam Mathew (Author), Darsana Das (Author), Saranya Sampath (Author), M Vijayakumar (Author), N Ramakrishnan (Author), S L Ravishankar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Different studies in India have shown that more than 50% of elderly population of India are suffering from malnutrition and more than 90% have less than recommended intake. Objectives: The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence and correlates of malnutrition among elderly aged 6...