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Lower all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in centenarians' offspring

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A study to assess the cause of death for centenarians' offspring and controls is presented. Results suggest that centenarians' offspring have lower all-cause mortality rates and cause specific mortality rates for cancer and coronary heart disease.

Author: Terry, Dellara F., Wilcox, Marsha A., McCormick, Meagan A., Pennington, JaeMi Y., Schoenhofen, Emily A., Anderson, Stacy L., Perls, Thomas T.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
Labor Distribution by Employer, Mortality, Statistics

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Cardiovascular risk factors predictive for survival and morbidity-free survival in the oldest-old Framingham Heart Study participants

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The association between cardiovascular risk factors and morbidity-free survival is examined. The results of a study on oldest-old Framingham Heart Study participants are presented.

Author: Levy, Daniel, Benjamin, Emelia J., Hayes, Margaret Kelly, Terry, Dellara F., Pencina, Michael J., Murabito, Philip A
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
Heart & Cardiovascular R&D, Cardiovascular diseases, Risk factors, Cardiovascular research

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Characteristics of 32 supercentenarians

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Health function of people above 100 years is examined. Incidence of diseases related to age found in them is also examined.

Author: Terry, Dellara F., Schoenhofen, Emily A., Perls, Thomas T., Wyszynski, Diego F., Andersen, Stacy, Pennington, JaeMi, Young, Robert
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2006
Geriatric Research, Reports, Diseases, America

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Subjects list: Health aspects, Research, United States, Centenarians
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