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885:Senescence
699:Senescence
289:References
187:depression
1462:Blue zone
1220:Palestine
1138:Australia
1133:Argentina
859:Longevity
774:Adulthood
738:Childhood
471:1079-5014
432:241649845
348:242980660
1343:verified
1265:shortest
1085:Americas
1057:Lists of
1007:Methods
538:14 April
489:28658937
398:33181096
312:14 April
191:dementia
66:and the
1455:Related
1326:Records
1308:Oceania
1270:longest
1180:Germany
1175:Finland
1143:Belgium
1112:Oceania
875:Old age
728:Toddler
682:Puberty
480:6909434
389:8009277
74:Funding
58:(IFS),
37:England
1436:Klotho
1353:living
1298:Europe
1288:Africa
1250:Turkey
1240:Sweden
1225:Russia
1215:Mexico
1195:Israel
1185:Greece
1170:France
1163:Cities
1153:Canada
1148:Brazil
1107:Europe
1080:Africa
867:Ageing
723:Infant
713:Phases
694:Ageing
672:Stages
636:Embryo
631:Zygote
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230:CHARLS
183:lonely
90:; and
1441:SIRT1
1411:FOXO3
1235:Spain
1205:Japan
1200:Italy
1190:India
1158:China
1075:World
981:index
812:Minor
796:Dying
752:Youth
743:Child
704:Death
677:Early
662:Birth
641:Fetus
428:S2CID
344:S2CID
275:SHARE
248:TILDA
33:aging
1421:CETP
1416:APOE
1293:Asia
1102:Asia
1046:SENS
540:2022
533:ELSA
485:PMID
467:ISSN
394:PMID
314:2022
307:ELSA
19:The
1446:TNF
1431:IL6
1426:ACE
1260:USA
511:doi
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