Biology and genetics of human longetivity

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 8-10

  Baggio, Giovannella ^a   Franceschi, Claudio ^b   Mari, Daniela ^c   Herskind, A M ^d   Andersen Ranberg, Karen ^d   Jeune, Bernard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 0002674044     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1998.tb00846.x     Document Type: Article

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