Human Longevity, Individual Life Duration, and the Growth of the Oldest-Old Population (International Studies in Population)

by Jean-MarieRobine (Editor), YiZeng (Editor), EileenM.Crimmins (Editor), ShiroHoriuchi (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2007

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  Old-age survival has considerably improved in the second half of the twentieth century. Why has such a substantial extension of human lifespan occurred? How long can we live? They report on recent cutting-edge studies about essential issues of human longevity and social factors of long survival in old age.