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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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 |