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A comparison of dietary intakes of active, healthy Chinese elderly, aged 70 or above, living in Hong Kong and in northern China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

I. Y. M. Chung
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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