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| Centenarians: human longevity outliers | | Author(s) | David W E Smith |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 37, no 2, April 1997 |
| Pages | pp 200-206 |
| Keywords | Centenarians ; Life span ; Health [elderly] ; Death ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The number and percentage of centenarians in the US population is expected to increase. In this article, the author looks at the characteristics of people aged 100 years and over. They are more resistant to causes of death such as heart disease and cancer than those who die at younger ages. Inheritance of life span, the present condition of centenarians, and their causes of death are considered. The maximum human life span in the future will be affected, at least marginally, as more centenarians survive to challenge today's maximum age of 121 years. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980813406 A |
| Classmark | BBT: BG6: CC: CW: 7T |
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