Exceptional longevity in Okinawa: A plea for in-depth validation

Demographic Research

Volumn 25, Issue , 2011, Pages 245-284

  Poulain, Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

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EID: 80054074373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2011.25.7     Document Type: Article

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