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Geriatric medicine

a state of decline in older adults marked by weight loss, poor appetite, inactivity and functional impairment, often with depression or cognitive problems.

In geriatric medicine, geriatric failure to thrive refers to a state of decline in older adults marked by weight loss, poor appetite, inactivity and functional impairment, often with depression or cognitive problems. This meaning comes from Sarkisian (1996) in Annals of Internal Medicine.[1]

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Sarkisian, C. A., & Lachs, M. S. (1996). “Failure To Thrive” in Older Adults. Annals of Internal Medicine, 124(12), 1072-1078. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-124-12-199606150-00008

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