Geriatric: Nutrition Handbook

by Douglas Taren, Stephen Bartlett, Mary Marian

Book Overview

The older population, defined as those 65 years and older, has been steadily increasing as a percentage of the total population since 1900. Currently, it constitutes 13% of the population. The United States Bureau of the Census predicts that the elderly will represent 20% of the U.S. population by 2030. The older population itself is getting older, with greatest percentage increases in the subgroup of elderly over 85 years of age. This segment of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B006RFB79U
• ISBN13: 9780412136412
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.7" x 7.0"