Elderly in a country going through epidemiological health transition - The example of Thailand

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-49

  Pongpaew, P ^a   Schelp, F P ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health transition; Nutrition; Thailand; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041873080     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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