Anthropometric and laboratory markers of nutritional status in a large sample of older australians: The ALSA study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-90

  Whitehead, C H ^a   Giles, L C ^a   Andrews, G R ^a   Finucane, P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0010687006     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2000.tb00150.x     Document Type: Article

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