Inflammatory biomarkers and cognitive performance in a community-based sample of Brazilian oldest old
✍ Scribed by Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães; Joao Machado; Paulo Caramelli; Antonio Teixeira; Rogerio Beato; Maira Barbosa
- Book ID
- 118467233
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-5260
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