A Population Where Men Live As Long As Women: Villagrande Strisaili, Sardinia

Usually women live longer than men and female centenarians largely outnumber male centenarians. The findings of previous studies identifying a population with a femininity ratio close to 1.0 among centenarians in the mountainous region of Sardinia was the starting point of an in-depth investigation...

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Main Authors: Michel Poulain, Gianni Pes, Luisa Salaris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/153756
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