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Effects of an Oral Ghrelin Mimetic on Body Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Healthy Older Adults
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
People who are fortunate enough to avoid serious illness usually decline as they reach advanced age. One wordfrailtysums up this decline. One of the characteristic features of frailty is loss of soft tissue, both fat and …
