Aging as a process of deficit accumulation: Its utility and origin

Aging and Health - A Systems Biology Perspective

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 85-98

  Mitnitski, Arnold ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 84908701349     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1159/000364933     Document Type: Chapter

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