Human Longevity, Individual Life Duration, and the Growth of the Oldest-Old Population

Jean-Marie Robine, Eileen M. Crimmins, Shiro Horiuchi and Zeng Yi

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i-xvii
Front matter
7-81
Section 1 / Theoretical and Comparative Biological Concepts
7-81
Front matter
7-42
Research Issues on Human Longevity
43-55
Patterns in Mammalian Ageing: Demography and Evolution
57-81
Life Span Extension in Humans is Self-Reinforcing: A General Theory of Longevity
87-185
Section 2 / Empirical and Analytical Studies of Ageing and Oldest-Old Populations
87-185
Front matter
87-110
Oldest-Old Mortality in China
111-129
Central and Dispersion Indicators of Individual Life Duration: New Methods
131-146
Recent Trends in Life Expectancy and Rectangularisation of the Survival Curve at Advanced Ages in The Netherlands
147-166
The Validation of Exceptional Male Longevity in Sardinia
167-185
Mortality at Extreme Ages and Data Quality: The Canadian Experience
191-265
Section 3 / Causes of Death and Biological Frailty
191-265
Front matter
191-214
Causes of Death among the Oldest-Old: Validity and Comparability
215-235
Causes of Death among the Oldest-Old: Age-Related Changes in the Cause-of-Death Distribution
237-250
Genetic Factors Associated with Individual Life Duration: Heritability
251-265
Mortality among the Least Frail: Lessons from Research on the APOE GENE
271-352
Section 4 / Sex, Gender, and Social Determinants and Consequences of Mortality
271-352
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271-295
Social Determinants of Mortality in the Oldest-Old: Social Class and Individual Way-of-Life
297-332
Social Differences in Older Adult Mortality in the United States: Questions, Data, Methods, and Results
333-352
Mortality Differences by Sex among the Oldest-Old
357-436
Section 5 / Causes of the Trend in Mortality and Morbidity
357-436
Front matter
357-394
Explanation of the Decline in Mortality among the Oldest-Old: The Impact of Circulatory Diseases
395-413
Explanation of the Decline in Mortality among the Oldest-Old: A Demographic Point of View
415-436
Marital Status and Family Support for the Oldest-Old in Great Britain
415-436
Section 5 / Causes of the Trend in Mortality and Morbidity
415-436
Front matter
415-436
Marital Status and Family Support for the Oldest-Old in Great Britain
437-442
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About This Book

Title

Human Longevity, Individual Life Duration, and the Growth of the Oldest-Old Population

Editors

Editor Affiliations

University of Montpellier Montpellier France
University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA
Rockefeller University New York USA
Duke University Durham NC USA

Collection

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

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Copyright Year

2006

DOI

10.1007/978-1-4020-4848-7

ISBN

978-1-4020-4846-3 (Print) 978-1-4020-4848-7 (Online)

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Springer Netherlands

SpringerLink Date

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

About This Book Series

Title: International Studies in Population
Coverage: Volume 1 / 2005 - Volume 9 / 2011
Collection: Not Assigned
Subjects: None Assigned
SpringerLink Date: Thursday, March 30, 2006

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