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Brief communication: energy and protein intake in a sample of hospitalized elderly in Hong Kong

C. Jeya K. Henry Nutrition and Food Science Group, School of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
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Jean Woo Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Helen J. Lightowler Nutrition and Food Science Group, School of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
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Teodros A. Seyoum Nutrition and Food Science Group, School of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
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Ricky Yip Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Roselle Lee Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Elsie Hui Department of Medicine, Shatin Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong KongK
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Sandra Shing Department of Dietetics, Shatin Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Pages 475-480 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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