Nutrition in the Elderly According to Traditional Persian Medicine

Authors

  • Maryam Abbasi Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Hossein Rezaeizadeh Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v8i.1138

Keywords:

Nutrition, Aging, Elderly, Traditional Persian Medicine

Abstract

 

 

Author Biographies

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

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,

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Published

2019-05-09

Issue

Section

Letter to Editor