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Older Age Becomes Common Late in Human Evolution

Thu, 2011-08-04 01:08 -- John Hawks
TitleOlder Age Becomes Common Late in Human Evolution
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsCaspari, R, Lee, S-H
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U. S. A.
Volume101
Pagination10895–10900
Keywords*file-import-10-07-11
Citation KeyCaspari:2004

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