Serum IL-6 level and the development of disability in older persons.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on June 01, 1999

Authors

L Ferrucci1, T B Harris, J M Guralnik, R P Tracy, M C Corti, H J Cohen, B Penninx, M Pahor, R Wallace, R J Havlik

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1: Geriatric Department, I Fraticini, National Research Institute (INRCA), Florence, Italy.

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