The great Polish composer and pianist Frederic Chopin was born in 1810 in Żelazowa
Wola near Warsaw and died in Paris at the tragically young age of 39 years. Being
always frail, Frederic Chopin's health started to decline dramatically as early as
1838. Over the next years, he became progressively more debilitated and less active
as a composer, performer, and teacher.
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Published online: October 11, 2017
Harvey B. Simon, MD, Section EditorFootnotes
Funding: None.
Conflicts of Interest: None.
Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.
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