Nutritional problems encountered in social work among the elderly
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Common Preventable Health and Social Problems Encountered by Elderly in Shinyanga Region in the Northern Part of Tanzania
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
سال: 1960
ISSN: 0029-6651,1475-2719
DOI: 10.1079/pns19600032