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Anorexia and weight loss in older persons.
UNINTENTIONAL weight loss represents a cardinal symptom of frailty in older persons (1–6). Even a small decline in body mass in older persons is associated with mortality (7). Protein energy malnutrition is associated with anemia, pressure ulcers, sarcopenia, bone loss and hip fractures, declining immune function, impaired immune response to vaccinations, infections, cognitive impairment, funct...
متن کاملDiseases of the alimentary system. Anorexia and loss of weight.
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the aim of conducting this study was to investigate the foreign language learning needs of undergraduate economics students and business management students in faculties of social sciences of alzahra and azad naragh university. in the study, which was designed on the basis of a qualitative-quantitative basis using interviews and questionnaires, 146 female undergraduate business management as we...
15 صفحه اولLeptin-induced weight loss is not solely mediated by anorexia.
The discovery of the ob-gene product leptin in 1994 (1 –2) and the subsequent identification of grossly obese children lacking leptin (3) or its receptor (4) considerably increased the expectation of finding an effective cure for grossly obese humans. Very soon after its discovery it became evident, however, that a deficiency of leptin did not account for obesity in the large majority of patien...
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PURPOSE We systematically assessed the efficacy and safety of appetite stimulants in the management of cancer-related anorexia. Literature databases were searched for randomized controlled trials of appetite stimulants in the treatment of cancer anorexia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Studies were graded according to quality. Fifty-five studies met inclusion criteria. RESULTS Only two drugs have ev...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn452