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The Longevity Dividend: Why Invest in Basic Aging Research?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2009

Huber R. Warner  and
Felipe Sierra
Huber R. Warner*
Affiliation:
College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota
Felipe Sierra
Affiliation:
Division of Aging Biology, National Institute on Aging
*
*Correspondence and requests for offprints should be sent to:/ La correspondance et les demandes de tirés-à-part doivent être adressées à : Huber R. Warner, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences St. Paul, MN 55108 ([email protected])
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research–Institute of Aging: Profiles/Instituts canadiens de recherche en santé du Canada–Institut du vieillissement : Profils
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , December 2009 , pp. 391 - 394
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2009

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