What is health?

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 341-348

  Brüssow, Harald ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DISABILITY SEVERITY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTESTINE FLORA; LIFE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MICROBIOME; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SENESCENCE; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; AGING; MEDICINE; METAGENOME; NOMENCLATURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS;

AGING; HEALTH; HUMANS; MEDICINE; METAGENOME; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84879015240     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12063     Document Type: Article

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