A systematic review of the literature concerning the relationship between obesity and mortality in the elderly.

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Published in J Nutr Health Aging on January 01, 2012

Authors

L M Donini1, C Savina, E Gennaro, M R De Felice, A Rosano, M M Pandolfo, V Del Balzo, C Cannella, P Ritz, Wm C Chumlea

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1: Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. lorenzomaria.donini@uniroma1.it

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