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  1. Division of Geriatric Medicine, GRECC, VA Medical Center, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

    John E. Morley

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  1. Center for the Study of Aging &, Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, 27710, USA

    Connie W. Bales

  2. Div. Gerontology, Geriatrics &, Palliative Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 19th Street South 933, Birmingham, 35294, USA

    Christine S. Ritchie

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Morley, J.E. (2009). Update on Nutritional Assessment Strategies. In: Bales, C., Ritchie, C. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-385-5_4

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