Biological age revisited

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69 A, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 295-296

  Mitnitski, Arnold ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84896758979     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt137     Document Type: Letter

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