Nutrition matters for older adult

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Holmes, Susan ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calorie requirements; Impact of ageing; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751433867     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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