Season of birth and exceptional longevity: Comparative study of American centenarians, their siblings, and spouses

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gavrilov, Leonid A ^a   Gavrilova, Natalia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIBLING; SPOUSE; SPRING; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84863313468     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/104616     Document Type: Article

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