Are girls good and boys Bad for parental longevity? : tthe effects of sex composition of offspring on parental mortality past age 50

Human Nature

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-69

  Harrell, C Janna ^a   Smith, Ken R ^b   Mineau, Geraldine P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Longevity; Offspring; Parental mortality; Sex composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149117747     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-008-9028-2     Document Type: Article

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