Journal article
Malnutrition or frailty? Overlap and evidence gaps in the diagnosis and treatment of frailty and malnutrition1
Abstract
There is increasing awareness of the detrimental health impact of frailty on older adults and of the high prevalence of malnutrition in this segment of the population. Experts in these 2 arenas need to be cognizant of the overlap in constructs, diagnosis, and treatment of frailty and malnutrition. There is a lack of consensus regarding the definition of malnutrition and how it should be assessed. While there is consensus on the definition of …
Authors
Laur CV; McNicholl T; Valaitis R; Keller HH
Journal
Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 449–458
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
5 2017
DOI
10.1139/apnm-2016-0652
ISSN
1715-5312