Geriatric Nutrition

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-77361-276-8
Verlag: Delve Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Nutrition is an important determinant of health in elderly patients. Over the past decade, the importance of nutritional status has been increasingly recognized in a variety of morbid conditions including cancer, heart disease, and dementia in persons over the age of 65. This book offers a comprehensive review of nutritional assessment, intervention programs for the elderly, and health promotion activities; intended to nursing personnel whose clients include the growing older adult population, focusing on the nutritional needs and changing physiology of that population.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Diaz, Sara Diana Garduno

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Altenpflege
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Ernährungsmedizin, Diätetik

Über Autor(innen)

Leena Johnson Chacko has a background in dentistry with a postgraduate degree in Public Health, from the University of Pune, India. She currently manages epidemiological studies in the field on maternal and child nutrition, respiratory diseases etc.