Sufficient protein for our elders?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1187-1188

  Millward, D Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACCURACY; AGING; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CALORIC INTAKE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NITROGEN BALANCE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; STANDARD;

AGED; AGING; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGEN; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 55849114032     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26828     Document Type: Editorial

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