The effect of genetic factors for longevity: A comparison of identical and fraternal twins in the Swedish Twin Registry

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages

  Ljungquist, Birgit ^a   Berg, Stig ^a   Lanke, Jan ^b   McClearn, Gerald E ^c   Pedersen, Nancy L ^d  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031786055     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.6.M441     Document Type: Article

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