Impact of fertility on the longevity of older rural Chinese women: an analysis of a longitudinal survey

• Main Authors: Wan-li Zhou (Author), Shuo Zhang (Author), Hua-lei Yang (Author), Ying-wen Gu (Author), Yi-dan Yao (Author), Yuan-yang Wu (Author), Si-qing Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study evaluates the impact of fertility during the childbearing period on the longevity of older rural Chinese women and verifies whether any trade-off exists between women's longevity and their number of children to provide empirical evidence for improving health inter...