Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Position Statement No. 6 - Under-nutrition and the Older Person

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-105

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AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 68049144937     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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