Potential benefits of improved protein intake in older people

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-156

  Dawson, Beryl ^a,c   Taylor, Jayne ^a   Favaloro, Emmanuel J ^b  

^a Balmain Hospital   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Casein; Frailty; Muscle; Older people; Protein; Sarcopaenia; Supplementation; Whey

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449133034     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2008.00250.x     Document Type: Review

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