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Do "big guys" really die younger? An examination of height and lifespan in former professional basketball players
While factors such as genetics may mediate the relationship between height and mortality, evidence suggests that larger body size may be an important risk indicator of reduced lifespan longevity in particular. This study critically examined this relationship in professional basketball players. We ex...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5624604/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28968418 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185617 |