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. 2008 Nov;63(11):1181-5.
doi: 10.1093/gerona/63.11.1181.

Secrets of healthy aging and longevity from exceptional survivors around the globe: lessons from octogenarians to supercentenarians

Bradley J Willcox  1 , D Craig Willcox, Luigi Ferrucci
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Secrets of healthy aging and longevity from exceptional survivors around the globe: lessons from octogenarians to supercentenarians

Bradley J Willcox et al. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2008 Nov.
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