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Ferrucci, L., Ble, A., Bandinelli, S., Gwen Windham, B., Simonsick, E.M. (2005). Inflammation: The Fire of Frailty?. In: Carey, J.R., Robine, JM., Pierre Michel, J., Christen, Y. (eds) Longevity and Frailty. Research and Perspectives in Longevity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27388-3_8
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