The blue zones: Areas of exceptional longevity around the world

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-108

  Poulain, Michel ^a,b   Herm, Anne ^a   Pes, Gianni ^c  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

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EID: 84899680382     PISSN: 17284414     EISSN: 17285305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1553/populationyearbook2013s87     Document Type: Article

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