Heterogeneity and its biodemographic implications for longevity and mortality

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 419-430

  Carnes, Bruce A ^a   Olshansky, S Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodemography; Heterogeneity; Longevity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035093608     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(00)00254-0     Document Type: Article

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