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Biodemography and longevity
Author(s)Kenneth Howse
Corporate AuthorOxford Institute of Ageing
Journal titleAgeing Horizons, 2006, no 3, Autumn/Winter 2005
PublisherOxford Institute of Ageing, Oxford, Autumn/Winter 2005
Pagespp 1-5
SourceDownload only from: http:/www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/ageinghorizons
KeywordsLongevity ; Demography.
AnnotationThe number of centenarians in Japan increased almost one hundred-fold from 154 in 1963 to more than 13,000 at the beginning of the 21st century, and is projected to increase to almost 1 million by 2050. Although most people in the developed world still die in their 70s and 80s, extreme longevity is becoming much less uncommon. The possibility of a future in which extreme longevity becomes the common experience of mankind is now being taken very seriously. The likelihood of such a future, and its implications for policy, is the theme of this issue of Ageing Horizons. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-060228201 A
ClassmarkBGA: S8

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