Morbidity profiles of centenarians: Survivors, delayers, and escapers

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 232-237

  Evert, Jessica ^a   Lawler, Elizabeth ^b   Bogan, Hazel ^c   Perls, Thomas ^d  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN CANCER; STROKE; SURVIVAL; THYROID DISEASE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037338636     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.3.m232     Document Type: Article

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