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Alcohol Consumption in the Elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

Penelope M. Simpson
Penelope M. Simpson
Affiliation:
School of Health Studies, University of Portsmouth, Queen Alexandria Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hants PO6 3LY
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 153 - 166
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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