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. 2024 Dec:130:160-161.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.08.011. Epub 2024 Aug 20.

Combining L-arginine and vitamin C improves physical frailty in hypertensive elders

Pasquale Mone  1 , Valentina Trimarco  2 , Maria Morgante  3 , Bruno Trimarco  4 , Gaetano Santulli  5
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Combining L-arginine and vitamin C improves physical frailty in hypertensive elders

Pasquale Mone et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2024 Dec.
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Levels of frailty at baseline and follow-up in the 2 groups of patients.
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