Publication: Situación nutricional en personas de edad, no institucionalizadas, mayores de 80 años: asociación con la funcionalidad física, cognitiva y la calidad de vida
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2016-04-04
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In the developed countries, people aged 80 years and above will be the fastest growing segment of the older population in the coming decades. The “oldest old” is a population group that is missing from most of the non-institutionalized elderly people surveys and population studies due to recruitment difficulties because among other reasons, involvement normally decreases with age. However as age increases, health problems also increase compromising physical and mental functionality and therefore quality of life. Healthy aging is one of the challenges for developed countries because, while the number of years of life is important, the quality of life is even more so...
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología I, leída el 19-11-2015