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Malnutrition or healthy senescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2008

W. Cameron Chumlea*
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
Bruno Vellas
Affiliation:
Department de Medecine Geriatrique, CHU Purpan-Casselardit, University de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Shumei S. Guo
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
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*Corresponding author: Dr W. Cameron Chumlea, fax +1 937 767 6922, email wchumlea@discover.wright.edu
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