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Decrepitude is not a phenomenon to be seen only in advanced age, but begins in infancy. It is generally considered that growth is a theme for pediatricians and decrepitude a theme for geriatricians. However, growth and decrepitude cannot be differentiate from each other, and should be studied simultaneously. Therefore, ageing should be studied from the viewpoint on two fields.
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Nakagawa, I. (1980). Nutrition and Ageing. In: Santos, W., Lopes, N., Barbosa, J.J., Chaves, D., Valente, J.C. (eds) Nutritional Biochemistry and Pathology. Nutrition and Food Science, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1349-7_90
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