The nature of behavioural correlates of healthy ageing: a twin study of lifestyle in mid to late life | Zendy

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The nature of behavioural correlates of healthy ageing: a twin study of lifestyle in mid to late life

Author(s) -

Matthew McGue,

Axel Skytthe,

Kaare Christensen

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyt210

Subject(s) - zygosity , heritability , twin study , ageing , demography , gerontology , medicine , danish , psychology , developmental psychology , biology , genetics , linguistics , philosophy , sociology

With the greying of the industrialized world has come increased interest in identifying the modifiable lifestyle factors that promote healthy and successful ageing. Whereas many of the behavioural correlates of late-life morbidity and mortality have been identified, relatively little is known about the origins of individual differences in these factors.

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