Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 852-853 , July 2010

Malabsorption may contribute to malnutrition in the elderly

Received 28 July 2009 ,Accepted 14 November 2009.

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PII: S0899-9007(09)00475-4

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.11.016

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 852-853 , July 2010

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