Environmental mechanism of regional longevity in China

Geography, Environment, Sustainability

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 54-63

  Wang, Wuyi ^a   Li, Yonghua ^a   Li, Hairong ^a   Yu, Jiangping ^a   Yang, Linsheng ^a   Wang, Li ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Centenarians; Chemical elements; Environment; Regional longevity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046657370     PISSN: 20719388     EISSN: 25421565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15356/2071-9388_04v08_2015_06     Document Type: Article

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