Communication between identical twins: Health behavior and social factors are associated with longevity that is greater among identical than fraternal U.S. World War II Veteran Twins

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 566-572

  Zaretsky, Malcolm D ^a,b  

^a University of California Berkeley   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOLDIER; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038131890     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.6.m566     Document Type: Article

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