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The Climacteric in Perspective

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Abstract

There were several common threads that came through as each presenter discussed different aspects of midlife nutritional well-being.

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Reimer, L. (1986). Nutrition. In: Notelovitz, M., van Keep, P. (eds) The Climacteric in Perspective. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4145-8_32

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