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Late-life mortality is underestimated because of data errors

Knowledge of true mortality trajectory at extreme old ages is important for biologists who test their theories of aging with demographic data. Studies using both simulation and direct age validation found that longevity records for ages 105 years and older are often incorrect and may lead to spuriou...

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Autores principales: Gavrilov, Leonid A., Gavrilova, Natalia S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6386419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30730879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000148