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Factors associated with undernutrition and overweight in elderly patients presenting at a primary care clinic in Nigeria

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 53 , issue 4 , 2011 , pages: 355–360

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2011.10874114

Author(s): LA Adebusoye [AN0001] , IO Ajayi Department of Epidemiology, , MD Dairo Department of Epidemiology, , AO Ogunniyi Department of Medicine and Consultant Physician, Nigeria

Keywords: elderly , primary care , Nigeria , overweight , undernutrition

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Abstract

Background: Undernutrition and overweight are commonly overlooked health problems of the elderly, often due to the implicit assumption that undernutrition is a rare occurrence in old age and overweight is an invariable consequence of ageing.

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