Mixed blessings for middle-aged mothers

Kathleen M. Egan (), Edward Giovannucci, Linda Titus-Ernstoff, Polly Newcomb and Meir Stampfer
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Kathleen M. Egan: Harvard School of Public Health
Edward Giovannucci: Harvard School of Public Health
Linda Titus-Ernstoff: Harvard School of Public Health
Polly Newcomb: Harvard School of Public Health
Meir Stampfer: Harvard School of Public Health

Nature, 1997, vol. 389, issue 6654, 922-922

Abstract: Abstract Perls et al.1 in Scientific Correspondence present intriguing data suggesting that bearing children in middle age may be a harbinger for extreme longevity. We have reanalysed another study, which does not lead to the same conclusion.

Date: 1997
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