Abstract
Biologists and other investigators have sought to discover why some people live long and some die early in life. Although most of the important answers—and perhaps most of the important questions—are not known, a body of information is developing that permits some control over our own longevities.
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Botwinick, J. (1984). Biological Factors in Longevity and Survival. In: Aging and Behavior. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-38517-3_3
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