The physiology of aging

Geriatric Gastroenterology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 17-31

  Dharmarajan, T S ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84927623452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1623-5_4     Document Type: Chapter

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