Disentangling the genetic determinants of human aging: Biological age as an alternative to the use of survival measures

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 574-587

  Karasik, David ^a,c   Demissie, Serkalem ^b   Cupples, L Adrienne ^b   Kiel, Douglas P ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGE DETERMINATION; AGING; BONE AGE; FAMILY STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRAIT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; TWINS;

EID: 20544472174     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.5.574     Document Type: Review

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