The oldest man ever? A case study of exceptional longevity

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 783-788

  Wilmoth, John ^a   Skytthe, Axel ^b   Friou, Diana ^a   Jeune, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Centenarian; Exceptional longevity; Super centenarian

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; NURSING HOME;

EID: 0030448035     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.6.783     Document Type: Article

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