NUTRITION UP 65 – NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES FACING AN OLDER DEMOGRAPHY: FRAMEWORKAND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
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Nutritional Strategies Facing an Older Demographic: The Nutrition UP 65 Study Protocol
BACKGROUND The population of Portugal is aging. The lack of data on older adults' nutritional status and the lack of nutrition knowledge amongst health professionals, caregivers, and older adults themselves, remains a challenge. OBJECTIVE The Nutrition UP 65 study aims to reduce nutritional inequalities in the older Portuguese adult population and improve knowledge regarding older Portuguese ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Portuguesa de Nutrição
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2183-5985,2183-5985
DOI: 10.21011/apn.2016.0502