Relationships among environment, climate, and longevity in China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Huang, Yi ^a,b   Rosenberg, Mark ^b   Hou, Lingli ^a   Hu, Mengjin ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altitude; Climate; Longevity; Omega 3; Sea fish; Selenium

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SELENIUM;

AGE STRUCTURE; AGING; ALTITUDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; HEALTH STATUS; LONGEVITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SELENIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LONGEVITY; MEAT; NUTRITION; SOIL; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CITY; DIET; SEA FOOD; VERY ELDERLY;

CHINA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHINA; CITIES; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FISHES; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; SEAFOOD; SELENIUM; SOIL;

EID: 85031114486     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14101195     Document Type: Article

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