Parental effects on offspring longevity - Evidence from 17th to 19th century reproductive histories

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-158

  Kemkes Grottenthaler, Ariane ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONGEVITY;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY;

EID: 1942455316     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460410001663407     Document Type: Article

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