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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 6, 1980 - Issue 6
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The measurement of biological age

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Pages 497-522 | Received 10 Jul 1980, Accepted 16 Aug 1980, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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