The feasibility of predicting longevity in the elderly: conceptual and empirical aspects
The present dissertation is a report of a search process to find out if the level of variance explained typically reported in longevity studies can be increased. Two premises form the rationale of this endeavor: 1. the methods used in most studies of longevity may be improved-upon; 2. the data used to predict longevity in most studies may not be the most appropriate with regard to the target population: those persons indicated as "elderly". In the course of this search process, several new concepts and empirical approaches will prove to be useful. If the search process has a positive outcome,... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | doctoralThesis |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1989 |
Schlagwörter: | elderly / longecity / prediction / empirial aspects / Dutch Longitudinal Study |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27065600 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/50913 |