Sex and longevity [electronic resource] : sexuality, gender, reproduction, parenthood / J.-M. Robine, T.B.L. Kirkwood, M. Allard (eds.)
In most human societies, females live longer than males. Some people live in good health to great ages while others die relatively young. The tendency to live longer seems to run in families. Parenthood also seems to influence survival. Why should females survive well after they lose fertility? In t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
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2001.
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| Series: | Research and perspectives in longevity.
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| Summary: | In most human societies, females live longer than males. Some people live in good health to great ages while others die relatively young. The tendency to live longer seems to run in families. Parenthood also seems to influence survival. Why should females survive well after they lose fertility? In the current context of improved diet, public health and medicine, many more people will live longer, leading to an ageing of the human population. An international group of experts, hosted by the Fondation IPSEN, met during the third meeting of the series "Colloques Médecine et Recherche", devoted to "Research and Perspectives in Longevity", to discuss the latest advances towards understanding why some of us age faster than others. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 142 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783642595585 3642595588 9783642640261 3642640265 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |