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KMID : 0614620190730040196
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Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2019 Volume.73 No. 4 p.196 ~ p.201
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Nutritional Care for the Elderly
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Baik Hyun-Wook
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Abstract
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Malnutrition among older people is a common health problem. It is well known that malnutrition is associated with a poor clinical outcome. Especially older individuals in catabolic crisis require comprehensive nutritional management to improve clinical outcome not only recovery of disease itself but also maintain physical and cognitive function. Intensive nutritional therapy in acute care is important since nutritional status is closely related to long-term clinical outcome and quality of life in the older people.
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KEYWORD
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Malnutrition in the elderly, MNA-SF, Catabolic crisis, Immediate post-acute stage nutritional therapy
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