Ageing: What is it and why does it happen?

Reproductive Ageing

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 3-14

  Martin, Finbarr ^a   Preston, Jane ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84889096511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107784734.003     Document Type: Chapter

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