The nutrition situation of free-living elderly in Umlazi township, South Africa
The risk for non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, stroke and ischaemic heart disease in the elderly continues to be on the increase. It is shaped and modified by factors such as economic status and experiences across the whole lifespan. Although malnutrition in this population c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2013-09-01
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Series: | Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
Online Access: | https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/656 |