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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 35, 2009 - Issue 1
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Change in Frailty and Risk of Death in Older Persons

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Pages 61-82 | Received 04 Nov 2006, Accepted 28 May 2007, Published online: 28 Jan 2009

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