Ageing: Growing old gracefully

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作者：

Abbott, A

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NATURE | 2004年 / 428卷 / 6979期

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10.1038/428116a

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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Across the industrialized world, birth rates are falling and people are living longer. This will require a new focus on research to promote healthy ageing, rather than simply treating the diseases of old age. Alison Abbott reports.

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