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CONCLUSION: Patients over 79years old and who live alone are nearly always independent for daily life activities, and often have a better state of physical and mental health. These factors could explain their better nutritional status, as living alone is not associated with states of malnutrition or having the risk of suffer from it.
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Source: Atencion Primaria - January 29, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Paino Pardal L, Poblet I Montells L, Ríos Álvarez L Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research