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The Trade-Off between Female Fertility and Longevity during the Epidemiological Transition in the Netherlands

Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain the relationship between women’s fertility and their post-reproductive longevity. In this study, we focus on the disposable soma theory, which posits that a negative relationship between women’s fertility and longevity can be understood as an evolu...

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Autores principales: Kaptijn, Ralf, Thomese, Fleur, Liefbroer, Aart C., Van Poppel, Frans, Van Bodegom, David, Westendorp, Rudi G. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4683051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26680211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144353