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The Role of Nutrition in Rehabilitation of Older Adults

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Malnutrition or the risk of being malnourished is high among orthogeriatric patients. A poor nutritional status is associated with negative health outcomes. Comprehnesive pre- and postoperative management of nutritional and fluid intake improves rehabilitative results in orthogeriatrics patients.

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  1. Direktor des Institut für Biomedizin des Alterns Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Cornel C. Sieber

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    Stefano Masiero

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    Ugo Carraro

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Sieber, C.C. (2018). The Role of Nutrition in Rehabilitation of Older Adults. In: Masiero, S., Carraro, U. (eds) Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly Patients. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57406-6_21

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