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Gerodynamics: Toward a Branching Theory of Aging*

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Johannes J.F. Schroots
Johannes J.F. Schroots
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University of Amsterdam
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 14 , Issue 1: Models of Aging , Printemps/Spring 1995 , pp. 74 - 81
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1995

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