Effect of birth season on longevity: Thrifty and hopeful phenotypes in historical quebec

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 654-660

  Gagnon, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHENOTYPE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEASON;

COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMAN MIGRATION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARTURITION; PHENOTYPE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUEBEC; SEASONS;

EID: 84865143195     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22287     Document Type: Article

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