Functional ability and nutritional status of free-living elderly people
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Functional ability and nutritional status of free-living elderly people.
In 1990 almost half a billion people in the world were over 60 years old (World Bank, 1994). In only 40 years time this number will nearly triple. By the end of those same 40 years three-quarters of the world’s elderly population will be living in developing countries (Kinsella & Suzman, 1992). The challenge for the next century is to alter focus accordingly. Living longer comes at a price. Ext...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0029-6651,1475-2719
DOI: 10.1079/pns19950067