Why are supercentenarians so frequently found in French Overseas Departments? The cases of Guadeloupe and Martinique
Abstract Many more cases of supercentenarians are observed in the French Départements d’Outre-Mer (DOM) than in metropolitan France. A first possible explanation is that the standard French protocol for validating age does not sufficiently cover DOMs. However, if additional checks can confirm the ve...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Genus |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-020-00086-3 |