African American Longevity Advantage: Myth or Reality? A Racial Comparison of Supercentenarian Data

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...

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Main Author: Young, Robert Douglas
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2008
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Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/gerontology_theses/10
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=gerontology_theses