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Frailty and aging

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  1. Gerontopole, Toulouse, France

    S. Sourdet & B. Vellas

  2. Inserm U 1027, Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Clinical Center, University Hospital, Toulouse, France

    B. Vellas

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France

    M. E. Rouge-Bugat

  4. AP-HP, Hôpital Broca, Université René Descartes, Paris, France

    F. Forette

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Sourdet, S., Rouge-Bugat, M.E., Vellas, B. et al. Frailty and aging. J Nutr Health Aging 16, 283–284 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-012-0040-1

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