Blame the parents? The association between parental longevity and successful ageing

Demographic Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 1435-1449

  Gjonça, Edlira ^a   Zaninotto, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 50249131818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.38     Document Type: Article

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