The reliability theory of aging and longevity

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 527-545

  Gavrilov, Leonid A ^a   Gavrilova, Natalia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; LONGEVITY;

AGING; ARTICLE; DEVICE; LAW; LONGEVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THEORY;

EID: 0035930837     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2001.2430     Document Type: Article

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