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Nutrition and Physical Exercise in Older Patients with HIV

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Managing the Older Adult Patient with HIV

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Both nutrition and physical exercise have a crucial role in determining the outcomes of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Mussi, C. (2016). Nutrition and Physical Exercise in Older Patients with HIV. In: Guaraldi, G., Falutz, J., Mussi, C., Silva, A. (eds) Managing the Older Adult Patient with HIV. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20131-3_12

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