Nutritional status and physical activity level predict Timed Up and Go performance in Irish older adults
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1475-2719', '0029-6651']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s002966512100015x