Autoimmunity and immune risk phenotype in nonagenarians: Differences according to sex and health status

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1973-1974

  Formiga, Frances ^a   Vidaller, Antonio ^a   Mestre, Mariona ^a   Bas, Jordi ^a   Lopez Soto, Alfons ^b   Ruiz, Domingo ^c   Pujol, Ramon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AGING; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 53149092098     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01866.x     Document Type: Letter

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