title: Anorexia in older patients: its meaning and management.
abstract: In the elderly, clinically significant weight loss is closely related to malnutrition, the causes of which can proliferate in this age group. Clinicians must therefore keep a wide range of possible etiologies in mind when evaluating these patients. These fall into the general categories of social, psychological, medical, and age-related. Isolating the cause will direct what is often simple, effective, and, perhaps, life-saving therapy.
authors: Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Morley
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000855:Anorexia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015431:Weight Loss