Identification of a geographic area characterized by extreme longevity in the Sardinia island: The AKEA study

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1423-1429

  Poulain, Michel ^a,h   Pes, Giovanni Mario ^b   Grasland, Claude ^c   Carru, Ciriaco ^b   Ferrucci, Luigi ^d,e   Baggio, Giovannella ^f   Franceschi, Claudio ^g   Deiana, Luca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c Associé à l'UMR 8504   (France)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^e Ital Natl Res Ctr Aging F

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h UCL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 5444234081     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2004.06.016     Document Type: Article

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