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. 2020 Feb 11:9:e54969.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.54969.

The challenges of estimating biological age

Alexey Moskalev  1   2   3
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The challenges of estimating biological age

Alexey Moskalev. Elife. .

Abstract

A comparison of nine different approaches over a period of 20 years reveals the most promising indicators for biological age.

Keywords: aging; biological age; correlation; epidemiology; global health; human; longitudinal trajectory; mortality.

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