Survival advantage of siblings and spouses of centenarians in 20th-century Quebec

Canadian Studies in Population

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 67-78

  Jarry, Valérie ^a   Gagnon, Alain ^a   Bourbeau, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centenarians; Longevity; Mortality; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874145223     PISSN: 03801489     EISSN: 1927629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25336/p65c9r     Document Type: Article

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