Intergenerational and genealogical approaches for the study of longevity in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean population

Human Nature

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-86

  Houde, Louis ^a   Tremblay, Marc ^a   Vézina, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Familial reconstructions; Genealogies; Inheritance; Intergenerational analysis; Kinship; Longevity; Quebec population

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149123224     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-008-9031-7     Document Type: Article

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