Centenarians' offspring as a model of healthy aging: A reappraisal of the data on italian subjects and a comprehensive overview

Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 510-519

  Bucci, Laura ^a   Ostan, Rita ^a   Cevenini, Elisa ^a   Pini, Elisa ^a   Scurti, Maria ^a   Vitale, Giovanni ^b,c   Mari, Daniela ^b,c,d   Caruso, Calogero ^e   Sansoni, Paolo ^f   Fanelli, Flaminia ^g   Pasquali, Renato ^g   Gueresi, Paola ^a   Franceschi, Claudio ^a   Monti, Daniela ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age related diseases; Aging longevity; Centenarians' offspring; Health status; Inflammaging

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGEVITY; MALE;

EID: 85012231011     PISSN: 19454589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18632/aging.100912     Document Type: Article

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