Centenarians: the older you get, the healthier you have been

Authors
Hitt, R Young-Xu, Y Silver, M Perls, T
Citation
R. Hitt et al., Centenarians: the older you get, the healthier you have been, LANCET, 354(9179), 1999, pp. 652-652
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
354
Issue
9179
Year of publication
1999
Pages
652 - 652
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(19990821)354:9179<652:CTOYGT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A retrospective analysis of the health and functional status of centenarian s shows they are healthy and independent for most of their lives and experi ence a relatively rapid terminal decline.