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Undernutrition, weight loss and feeding difficulty in elderly patients with dementia: a nursing perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1997

Roger Watson
Affiliation:
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Abstract

The problems of undernutrition, weight loss and feeding difficulty are more prevalent in elderly people than in their youngercounterparts and are particularly prevalent in patients with dementia. These aspects of dementia challenge several members of the multidisciplinary team caring for elderly people with dementia, including geriatric and psychogeriatric physicians, dietitians and nurses.

Type
Review Article
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press 1997

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