Longevity : the biology and demography of life span /

Longevity : the biology and demography of life span /

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Author / Creator:Carey, James R.
Imprint:Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2003.
Description:xxv, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Longevity.
Longevity.
Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4842832
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ISBN:0691088489
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-270) and index.

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