| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 273 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics,
0198-8794 ;
v. 27, 2007
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Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics ; v. 27.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Trials and tribulations of studying the oldest old / Leonard W. Poon and Thomas T. Perls -- Aging: a genetic balancing act / Jan Vijg, Yousin Suh -- Promise of human life span extension / Preston W. Estep III -- Familiality of exceptional longevity / Thomas T. Perls -- Centenarian offspring / Dellara F. Terry -- Personality and coping among centenarians / Peter Martin -- Social support for centenarians' health, psychological well-being, and longevity / Maurice MacDonald -- Cognitive function of centenarians and its influence on longevity / Yasuyuki Gondo, Leonard W. Poon -- Extreme longevity and data quality / Jean-Marie Robine -- Living past 100 years / Kyung-soo Chun -- Developing models of longevity / Bo Hagberg -- Methodological considerations in studying centenarians / Leonard W. Poon ... et al. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Centenarians.
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Centenarians. |
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Longevity.
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Longevity. |
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Aging.
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Aging. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Poon, Leonard W., 1942-
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Perls, Thomas T.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Biopsychosocial approaches to longevity. New York : Springer, 2008 9780826115379 0826115373 (OCoLC)191956778 |
| ISBN |
9780826115386 (electronic book) |
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0826115381 (electronic book) |
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0826115373 (Cloth) |
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