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- Title
Morbidity profiles of centenarians: survivors, delayers, and escapers.
- Authors
Evert, Jessica; Lawler, Elizabeth; Bogan, Hazel; Perls, Thomas
- Abstract
The compression of morbidity hypothesis predicts that, in order to achieve their extreme old age, centenarians markedly delay or even escape diseases that would otherwise be lethal at younger ages. Phenotypic studies have not adequately characterized the prevalence and timing of age-related illnesses among those who achieve exceptional old age. Thus, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of centenarians to explore the timing of such diseases among centenarians.
- Publication
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2003, Vol 58, Issue 3, p232
- ISSN
1079-5006
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/58.3.m232