Vitamins in aging, health, and longevity.

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Published in Clin Interv Aging on January 01, 2006

Authors

David R Thomas1

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, Saint Louis, MO 63104, USA. thomasdr@slu.edu

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