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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 29, 2003 - Issue 1
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Percentage Decline in Masters Superathlete Track and Field Performance With Aging

A. B. Baker Department of Anaesthetics, University of Sydney at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, Australia
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Y. Q. Tang Department of Anaesthetics, University of Sydney at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, Australia
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M. J. Turner Department of Anaesthetics, University of Sydney at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, Australia
Pages 47-65 | Published online: 29 Oct 2010

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