Frailty and the Microbiome

Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 41, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-65

  Meehan, Conor J ^a,b   Langille, Morgan G I ^a,c   Beiko, Robert G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ^*  (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84973480965     PISSN: 22973508     EISSN: 22973486     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000381162     Document Type: Article

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