Preliminary evidence regarding the hypothesis that the sex ratio at sexual maturity may affect longevity in men

Demography

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 579-586

  Jin, Lei ^a   Elwert, Felix ^b   Freese, Jeremy ^c   Christakis, Nicholas A ^d,e  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEN'S HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEN'S HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77955954230     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0121     Document Type: Article

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