Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 37-47 , January 2003

Ninety-seven-year-old people: General presentation, and some general and medical characteristics from a Swedish population study

Received 21 December 2001 ,Revised 10 June 2002 ,Accepted 28 June 2002.

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Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 37-47 , January 2003