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Malnutrition or healthy senescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2008

W. Cameron Chumlea ,
Bruno Vellas  and
Shumei S. Guo
W. Cameron Chumlea*
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
Bruno Vellas
Affiliation:
Department de Medecine Geriatrique, CHU Purpan-Casselardit, University de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Shumei S. Guo
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
*
*Corresponding author: Dr W. Cameron Chumlea, fax +1 937 767 6922, email [email protected]
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 57 , Issue 4 , November 1998 , pp. 593 - 598
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