Maternal longevity is associated with lower infant mortality

Maternal longevity is associated with lower infant mortality

<b>Objective</b>: Referring to the multidisciplinary and multipurpose survey AKeA2, and focusing on family genealogy data on centenarian women and controls, this paper aims to verify the hypothesis that maternal longevity is associated with lower infant mortality in offspring, after havi...

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Main Authors: Graziella Caselli, Enrica Lapucci, Rosa Maria Lipsi, Lucia Pozzi, Giovannella Baggio, Ciriaco Carru, Luca Deiana, Claudio Franceschi, James W. Vaupel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2014-11-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
AKeA2 survey
centenarians
infant mortality
longevity
Sardinia
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol31/42/

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