Health consequences of familial longevity influence among the Chinese elderly

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-482

  Zeng, Yi ^a,b   Chen, Huashuai ^a,f   Shi, Xiaoming ^c   Yin, Zhaoxue ^c   Yang, Ze ^d   Gu, Jun ^b   Blazer, Dan ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Centenarians' children; China; Familial longevity influence; Genetics and family environment; Healthy aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; COHORT EFFECT; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875198996     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls203     Document Type: Article

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