Healthy Longevity in China

Healthy Longevity in China
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : 9781402067525
ISBN-13 : 1402067526
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Book Synopsis Healthy Longevity in China by : Yi Zeng

Download or read book Healthy Longevity in China written by Yi Zeng and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-10 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key research in the world’s largest aging population – in China – has fed into this important new work, which aims to answer questions critical to older people worldwide. These include: is the period of disability compressing or expanding with increasing life expectancy and what factors are associated with these trends in the recent decades? And is it possible to realize morbidity compression with a prolongation of the life span in the future? Essential reading for gerontologists.


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