Should the "Preventive Geriatric Section" be implemented in our hospital?

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-

  Lauretani, Fulvio ^a   Maggio, Marcello ^a   Saccavini, Marsilio ^a   Ceda, Gian Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VITAMIN D;

AGING; BONE DENSITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HORMONAL THERAPY; LETTER; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARKINSONISM; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 56249127898     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324873     Document Type: Letter

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