Infection, inflammation, height, and longevity.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on December 30, 2005

Authors

Eileen M Crimmins1, Caleb E Finch

Author Affiliations

1: Andrus Gerontology Center, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, USA. crimmin@usc.edu

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