Daughters increase longevity of fathers, but daughters and sons equally reduce longevity of mothers

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 422-425

  Jasienska, Grazyna ^a,c   Nenko, Ilona ^a   Jasienski, Michal ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Wyzsza Szkola Biznesu National Louis University   (Poland)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST OF REPRODUCTION; DAUGHTER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENTS; POLAND; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33646937494     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20497     Document Type: Article

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