Is Loneliness Associated with Malnutrition in Older People?

The aim of this study was to assess the possible relationship between loneliness and malnutrition among older people. The data were collected as part of the Geriatric Multidisciplinary Strategy for the Good Care of the Elderly (GeMS) study. A randomly selected sample (n = 573) of persons 75 years an...

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Main Authors: Kaisa Eskelinen, Sirpa Hartikainen, Irma Nykänen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2016-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816000053