Height and survival at older ages among men born in an inland village in Sardinia (Italy), 1866-2006

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Salaris, Luisa ^a   Poulain, Michel ^b,c   Samaras, Thomas T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^d Reventropy Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGEVITY; MALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGEVITY; MALE;

EID: 84860461195     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2012.666118     Document Type: Article

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