Nutrition in the Elderly According to Traditional Persian Medicine

  • Hossein Rezaeizadeh Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Maryam Abbasi Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9905-0395
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v8i0.1138
Keywords: Nutrition, Aging, Elderly, Traditional Persian Medicine

Abstract

  

Author Biographies

Hossein Rezaeizadeh, Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
MD, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine,
Maryam Abbasi, Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Traditional Iranian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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Published
2019-05-09
How to Cite
Rezaeizadeh, H., & Abbasi, M. (2019). Nutrition in the Elderly According to Traditional Persian Medicine. Galen Medical Journal, 8, e1138. https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v8i0.1138
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Vol. 8 (2019): 2019
Section
Letter to Editor

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