Human longevity / David W.E. Smith.

  • Smith, David W. E.
Date:
1993
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Publication/Creation

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Physical description

ix, 175 pages ; 25 cm

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Contents

Mortality: survival and longevity -- Causes of death -- Biomedical determinants of longevity -- Behavioral and societal determinants of longevity -- Women live longer than men -- Evolution of human longevity -- Human longevity in the future -- Human longevity seen from the perspective of this book.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-165) and index

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  • 019508313X