BMI, body composition, and physical functioning in older adults.

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Published in Obesity (Silver Spring) on July 01, 2007

Authors

Jean Woo1, Jason Leung, Timothy Kwok

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Jockey Club Osteoporosis Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong. jeanwoowong@cuhk.edu.hk

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