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. 2020;24(5):453-455.
doi: 10.1007/s12603-020-1357-9.

Editorial: COVID-19 Spiraling of Frailty in Older Italian Patients

A M Abbatecola  1 , R Antonelli-Incalzi
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Editorial: COVID-19 Spiraling of Frailty in Older Italian Patients

A M Abbatecola et al. J Nutr Health Aging. 2020.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Frailty; Italy; elderly.

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