When grandmothers matter

Gerontology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-216

  Van Bodegom, David ^a,b   Rozing, Maarten ^a   May, Linda ^a   Kuningas, Maris ^a   Thomese, Fleur ^c   Meij, Hans ^b   Westendorp, Rudi ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evolution; Menopause; Primates

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHIMPANZEE; EVOLUTION; GRANDCHILD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFESPAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77949567812     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000255170     Document Type: Note

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