AKEntAnnos. The Sardinia study of extreme longevity

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 142-149

  Deiana, L ^a   Ferrucci, L ^b   Pes, G M ^a   Carru, C ^a   Delitala, G ^a   Ganau, A ^a   Mariotti, S ^c   Nieddu, A ^d   Pettinato, S ^e   Putzu, P ^f   Franceschi, C ^g   Baggio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d Geriatric Unit   (Italy)

^e City Hospital   (Italy)

^f City Hospital   (Italy)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Centenarians; Longevity; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032855939     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03399655     Document Type: Article

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