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Mortality of the oldest old Chinese: The role of early-life nutritional status, socio-economic conditions, and sibling sex-composition

Cheng Huang Emory University,
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Irma T. Elo The University of Pennsylvania,
Pages 7-20 | Received 01 Dec 2007, Published online: 30 Jan 2009

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