Association of wealth with longevity at midlife
2021-07-23
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the association between net worth at midlife and subsequent longevity in individuals as well as with siblings and twins.
Authors: Eric D. Finegood, Ph.D., of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1652)
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