Life extension and history: The continual search for the fountain of youth

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 515-522

  Haber, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAIR DYE; HORMONE;

AGING; DIET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE;

AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE; GERIATRICS; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LONGEVITY;

EID: 3042751047     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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