Disorders of Eating in the Elderly

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-99

  Berry, Elliot M ^a,b   Marcus, Esther Lee ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aging; Anorexia; Dementia; Depression; Eating disorders; Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347074631     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009575706990     Document Type: Article

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