Biodemographic perspectives for epidemiologists

A new scientific discipline arose in the late 20th century known as biodemography. When applied to aging, biodemography is the scientific study of common age patterns and causes of death observed among humans and other sexually reproducing species and the biological forces that contribute to them. B...

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Main Authors: Olshansky, S Jay, Grant, Mark, Brody, Jacob, Carnes, Bruce A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1262741/