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Heart rate variability: a possible marker of resilience

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  1. Geriatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    Sarah Damanti, Paolo Dionigi Rossi & Matteo Cesari

  2. Nutritional Sciences PhD, University of Milan, Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20100, Milan, Italy

    Sarah Damanti

  3. Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Matteo Cesari

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Damanti, S., Rossi, P.D. & Cesari, M. Heart rate variability: a possible marker of resilience. Eur Geriatr Med 10, 529–530 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-019-00192-2

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