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Cost-effectiveness of nutritional support in the elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

S P. Allison
S P. Allison
Affiliation:
Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH
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Meeting Report
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 54 , Issue 3 , November 1995 , pp. 693 - 699
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1995

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