Minerals and Older Adults

Foods and Dietary Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease in Older Adults

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 239-252

  Doley, Jennifer ^a  

^a Carondelet St Mary's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Iron; Magnesium; Minerals; Selenium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944518177     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-418680-4.00023-3     Document Type: Chapter

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