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Improvement of biological age by physical activity

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY (2014)

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Volume 176, Issue 3, Pages 1187-1189

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.236

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Physical exercise; Senescence; Telomeres; p16(INK4a) expression; Periodontitis

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