The Trade-Off between Female Fertility and Longevity during the Epidemiological Transition in the Netherlands.

Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain the relationship between women's fertility and their post-reproductive longevity. In this study, we focus on the disposable soma theory, which posits that a negative relationship between women's fertility and longevity can be understood a...

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Main Authors: Ralf Kaptijn, Fleur Thomese, Aart C Liefbroer, Frans Van Poppel, David Van Bodegom, Rudi G J Westendorp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4683051?pdf=render