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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
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The Metabolic Syndrome Mediates the Relationship Between Cynical Hostility and Cardiovascular Disease

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Pages 163-177 | Received 01 Apr 2003, Accepted 01 Aug 2003, Published online: 17 Aug 2010

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