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Editorial
. 2015 Feb;101(2):247-8.
doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.103564. Epub 2014 Dec 24.

Slimming down in old age

Gordon I Smith  1 , Bettina Mittendorfer  2
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Slimming down in old age

Gordon I Smith et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Feb.
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