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  1. Clinica Medica I, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Gaetano Crepaldi

  2. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padova, Italy

    Leonardo Punzi MD

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Crepaldi, G., Punzi, L. Aging and osteoarthritis. Aging Clin Exp Res 15, 355 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03327355

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