Geriatric nutrition/
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice Hall,
c1992
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| Edition: | 3η έκδ. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. The elderly in our society
- 2. The physiology and pathology of aging
- 3. The nutritional status of the elderly
- 4. Nutritional requirements and tolerances
- 5. Factors determining food intake
- 6. Assessment of nutritional status
- 7. Nutritional deficiencies
- 8. Diseases responding to diet modification
- 9. Drugs and nutrition in the elderly
- 10. Nutrition services
- 11. Geriatric nutrition in third world and immigrant populations
- Appendix
- Class projects
- Essay questions
- Resource materials
- Glossary of medical terms
- Answer key
- Index