Does the longevity of the Sardinian population date back to Roman times? A comprehensive review of the available evidence

• Piergiorgio Floris,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Dipartimento di Lettere, Lingue e Beni culturali, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

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• Maria Pina Dore,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Sperimentali, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

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• Giovanni Mario Pes

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: gmpes@uniss.it

  Affiliations Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Sperimentali, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Sardinia Longevity Blue Zone Observatory, Ogliastra, Italy

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3265-2823

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