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AFRICAN-AMERICAN LONGEVITY ADVANTAGE: MYTH OR  REALITY?: A Racial Comparison of Supercentenarian Data
AFRICANAMERICAN LONGEVITY ADVANTAGE MYTH OR REALITY A Racial Comparison of Supercentenarian Data
Author: Robert Young
Demographic researchers have identified a crossover pattern between the mortality rates of the Caucasian- American and African-American oldest-old (80+) populations for over a century. Debate has centered on whether the crossover effect is due to age misreporting or the heterogeneity hypothesis or if it continues beyond age 99. This t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9783639105704
ISBN-10: 3639105702
Publication Date: 2/5/2009
Pages: 212
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Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Book Type: Paperback
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