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Polidori, M.C. (2020). Physiology of Aging as a Basis of Complexity in Aging Medicine and Geriatrics. In: Gu, D., Dupre, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_548-1

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    Physiology of Aging as a Basis of Complexity in Aging Medicine and Geriatrics
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