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Genes, environments, personality, and successful aging: toward a comprehensive developmental model in later life.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 May 2012
Eaton Nicholas R, Krueger Robert F, South Susan C, Gruenewald Tara L, Seeman Teresa E, Roberts Brent W
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BACKGROUND: Outcomes in aging and health research, such as longevity, can be conceptualized as reflecting both genetic and environmental (nongenetic) effects. Parsing genetic and environmental influences can be challenging, particularly when taking a life span perspective, but an understanding of how genetic variants and environments relate to successful aging is critical to public health and intervention...
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