Does late reproduction extend the life span? Findings from European royalty

Population and Development Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 449-466

  Mueller, Ulrich ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

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LONGEVITY;

EID: 7444258490     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2004.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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