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  1. Sepulveda VA Medical Center, GRECC, Sepulveda, California, USA

    L. Z. Rubenstein & D. Wieland

  2. Cattedra di Gerontologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy

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Rubenstein, L.Z., Bernabei, R. & Wieland, D. Comprehensive geriatric assessment into the breach. Aging Clin Exp Res 6, 1–3 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03324206

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