The survival of spouses marrying into longevity-enriched families

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 109-114

  Pedersen, Jacob K ^a,b   Elo, Irma T ^c   Schupf, Nicole ^d,e,f   Perls, Thomas T ^g   Stallard, Eric ^h   Yashin, Anatoliy I ^h   Christensen, Kaare ^a,i,j  

^a Danish Aging Research Center   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

^e Taub Institute   (United States)

^f New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^g BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Clinical Genetics ^*  (United States)

^j ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Long lived families; Mortality; Offspring; Spousal overmatching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENMARK; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85014697639     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw159     Document Type: Article

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