Survival differences among the oldest old in Sardinia: who, what, where, and why?

A study of centenarians in Sardinia detected the existence of an area where the number of centenarians is higher than elsewhere, in particularly for men. There is a widespread opinion that the existence of a greater or a lesser number of centenarians largely depends on mortality features between 80...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rosa Maria Lipsi, Graziella Caselli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2006-03-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol14/13/