Birth month affects longevity

Death Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 757-763

  Abel, Ernest L ^a   Kruger, Michael L ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASEBALL; BODY HEIGHT; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; BASEBALL; BODY HEIGHT; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955916545     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481181003772499     Document Type: Article

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