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Human survival and longevity have changed dramatically over time. The importance of food availability to survival has been the subject of considerable discussion.
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Martins, J.M., Guo, F., Swanson, D.A. (2018). Survival and Longevity. In: Global Population in Transition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77362-9_4
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