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To describe all the phenomena of ageing in a relatively short space is an impossibility. This paper will, therefore, describe a group of clinically relevant changes, indulge in a little theorizing and conclude with a reference to the major syndromes of geriatric medicine.
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Cape, R.D.T. (1980). Biological Ageing. In: Turner, P., Padgham, C., Hedges, A. (eds) Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05952-2_8
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