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Effect of Age on Work and Fatigue—Cardiovascular Aspects

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Guide to Fitness After Fifty

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Nearly all physiological functions are involved in work performance but are affected differently by age depending on type, severity and duration of work performance.

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Simonson, E. (1977). Effect of Age on Work and Fatigue—Cardiovascular Aspects. In: Harris, R., Frankel, L.J., Harris, S. (eds) Guide to Fitness After Fifty. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4139-0_6

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