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Walston, J.D. (2005). Biological Markers and the Molecular Biology of Frailty. In: Carey, J.R., Robine, JM., Pierre Michel, J., Christen, Y. (eds) Longevity and Frailty. Research and Perspectives in Longevity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27388-3_7
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