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Physical frailty as an important indicator of accelerated biological aging in serious mental illnesses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2021

Sarah A. Graham*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Tanya T. Nguyen
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA

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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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