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Alleged susceptibility of the elderly to infection.
The widely held notion, common in clinical medicine, that the elderly are more susceptible to infection is discussed critically. Implied but unstated in this sentiment is a premise that host defense mechanisms are less effective in the elderly, or that immune surveillance becomes defective with agin...
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Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
1985
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2589900/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4036177 |