Ageing and changes in body composition: The importance of valid measurements

Food for the Ageing Population: A volume in Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 169-183

  Deurenberg, P ^a   Deurenberg Yap, M ^b  

^a Singapore ^*  (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

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EID: 84902428679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845695484.2.169     Document Type: Chapter

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