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Is the mini nutritional assessment an appropriate tool to assess frailty in older adults?

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Abellan Van Kan, G., Vellas, B. Is the mini nutritional assessment an appropriate tool to assess frailty in older adults?. J Nutr Health Aging 15, 159–161 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-011-0031-7

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