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Published on: July 5, 2017

J C Martin1, R P Farrar, B M Wagner

  • 1Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, USA. jcmartin@sph.sc.edu

The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
|June 8, 2000
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