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Nonagenarian siblings and their offspring display lower risk of mortality and morbidity than sporadic nonagenarians: The Leiden Longevity Study.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Sept 2009
Westendorp Rudi G J, van Heemst Diana, Rozing Maarten P, Frölich Marijke, Mooijaart Simon P, Blauw Gerard-Jan, Beekman Marian, Heijmans Bastiaan T, de Craen Anton J M, Slagboom P Eline
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OBJECTIVES: To compare the risk of mortality of nonagenarian siblings with that of sporadic nonagenarians (not selected on having a nonagenarian sibling) and to compare the prevalence of morbidity in their offspring with that of the offsprings' partners. DESIGN: Longitudinal (mortality risk) and...
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