Clinical Relevance of Age-Related Immune Dysfunction
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- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (2), 578-585
- https://doi.org/10.1086/313947
Abstract
Immunosenescence is the state of dysregulated immune function that contributes to the increased susceptibility to infection of the elderly. ExtensiveKeywords
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