Sexual dimorphism of frailty and cognitive impairment: Potential underlying mechanisms (Review)
- Authors:
- Qingwei Ruan
- Grazia D'onofrio
- Tao Wu
- Antonio Greco
- Daniele Sancarlo
- Zhuowei Yu
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Affiliations: Department of Geriatrics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatrics, Shanghai Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Huadong Hospital and Research Center of Aging and Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China, Department of Medical Sciences, Geriatric Unit and Laboratory of Gerontology and Geriatrics, The Scientific Institute for Research and Health Care, Home for Relief of the Suffering Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia I‑71013, Italy - Published online on: July 14, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6988
- Pages: 3023-3033
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