Perspective: Exercise and Protein Supplementation in Frail Elders

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-74

  Paddon Jones, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

BODY MASS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84871699547     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.09.028     Document Type: Letter

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