A healthy old age: realistic or futile goal?

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M E McMurdo. BMJ. 2000.

. 2000 Nov 4;321(7269):1149-51.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7269.1149.

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY. m.e.t.mcmurdo@dundee.ac.uk

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