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Depressive symptoms and inflammation increase in a prospective study of older adults: a protective effect of a healthy (Mediterranean-style) diet

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  1. Longitudinal Studies Section, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Y Milaneschi & L Ferrucci

  2. Geriatric Unit, ASF, Florence, Italy

    S Bandinelli

  3. Department of Psychiatry and EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    B W Penninx & N Vogelzangs

  4. Tuscany Health Regional Agency, Florence, Italy

    A M Corsi, F Lauretani & A Kisialiou

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    R Vazzana

  6. Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA

    A Terracciano

  7. Laboratory of Epidemiology Demography and Biometry, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD, USA

    J M Guralnik

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Milaneschi, Y., Bandinelli, S., Penninx, B. et al. Depressive symptoms and inflammation increase in a prospective study of older adults: a protective effect of a healthy (Mediterranean-style) diet. Mol Psychiatry 16, 589–590 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2010.113

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