Volume 31 - Article 42 | Pages 1275–1296
Maternal longevity is associated with lower infant mortality
By Graziella Caselli, Enrica Lapucci, Rosa Maria Lipsi, Lucia Pozzi, Giovannella Baggio, Ciriaco Carru, Luca Deiana, Claudio Franceschi, James W. Vaupel
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