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  • Nasjonal kompetansetjeneste for sykdomsrelatert underernæring (NKSU) - nettside 
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  • Terje Johannessen, professor i allmennmedisin, Trondheim

Tidligere fagmedarbeidere

  • Gisle Roksund, spesialist i allmenn- og samfunnsmedisin, Klyve legesenter, Skien