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• Provide a description of who makes up the elderly population.
• Identify risk factors for drug–nutrient interactions in the elderly.
• Describe examples of drug–nutrient interactions in the elderly.
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Kinosian, B.P., Knight-Klimas, T.C. (2009). Drug–Nutrient Interactions in the Elderly. In: Boullata, J., Armenti, V. (eds) Handbook of Drug-Nutrient Interactions. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-362-6_22
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