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Aspects of the senescent lens and retina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Robert Weale
Robert Weale*
Affiliation:
Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King's College London, University of London, UK
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Robert Weale, Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King's College London, University of London, Cornwall House Annex, Waterloo Road, London SE2 8TX, UK.
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Biological gerontology
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 3 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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