Managing malnutrition in older people living in residential care

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Nursing and Residential CareVol. 24, No. 4 Clinical ReviewManaging malnutrition in older people living in residential careOmorogieva OjoOmorogieva OjoCorrespondence to: Omorogieva Ojo; E-mail Address: [email protected]Senior Lecturer in Primary Care, Faculty of Education and Health, University of Greenwich, Greenwich, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorOmorogieva OjoPublished Online:2 May 2022https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2022.0014AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References British Dietetic Association. Malnutrition: food fact sheet. 2022. https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/malnutrition.html (accessed 11 March 2022) Google ScholarBrook S. Oral nutritional supplements: an integral part of malnutrition treatment. 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