The attitudes and knowledge of family physicians regarding malnutrition in the elderly: a call for action
We recommend malnutrition screening in primary care followed by malnutrition diagnosis and referral of malnourished patients to the proper intervention.
Authors
- Josefa Kachal
- Shimon Amar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5764-9976)
- Danit R. Shahar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1000-1819)
- Galia Sheffer‐Hilel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6873-7170)
- Aya Biderman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2186-6973)
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Clalit Health Services (IL)
- Tel Hai Academic College (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-024-00631-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65