Relationship of socio-economic status with nutritional status among the elderly in a rural community of Bangladesh

• Authors: Chandra Debnath Sumon

Keywords

EN

nutritional status; malnutrition; elderly; Socio-Economic Status (SES).

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Medycyny Rodzinnej i Lekarzy Rodzinnych
• Journal: Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 104-109

Contributors

author

Chandra Debnath Sumon

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