Now, the Taller Die Earlier: The Curse of Cancer

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 713-719

  Sohn, Kitae ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

20th century; Cancer; Height Mortality; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84973474429     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv065     Document Type: Article

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