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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 6, 1980 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Shifts toward risk in adults at three age levels

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Pages 149-157 | Received 29 Jul 1979, Accepted 21 Oct 1979, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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