The nature of behavioural correlates of healthy ageing: A twin study of lifestyle in mid to late life

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 775-782

  McGue, Matt ^a,b   Skytthe, Axel ^b   Christensen, Kaare ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Heritability; Lifestyle and ageing; Successful ageing; Twin study

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIOMETRY; CORRELATION; DIET; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TWIN ZYGOSITY; TWINS; DENMARK; DIET; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

DENMARK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DENMARK; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84902674246     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt210     Document Type: Article

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