Life_Expectancy

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Roman Life Expectancy

Roman Life Expectancy: calculations and caveats about accuracy.

http://www.utexas.edu/depts/classics/documents/Life.html

PageRank: 4/10

(Clicks: 1; Comments: 0; Listing added: Jul 26, 2009)

senescence.info

Informational website on Gerontology and Aging Research

http://www.senescence.info

PageRank: 5/10

(Clicks: 1; Comments: 0; Listing added: Jul 26, 2009)

UK Government publications regarding life expectancy

Topics of interest include Excel spreadsheets for life expectancy calculation as well as population statistics.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nscl.asp?ID=7528

PageRank: 5/10

(Clicks: 1; Comments: 0; Listing added: Jul 26, 2009)

Review of The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging

Generally favorable review of a book by Olshansky and Carnes that argues that large increases in life expectancy are unlikely in near future wihout fundamental advances in the science of aging. (Requires registration, but is reprinted in entirety on Amazo

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/344/12/941

PageRank: 4/10

(Clicks: 1; Comments: 0; Listing added: Jul 26, 2009)

Between Zeus and the Salmon

Online version of multi-author book describing biology and demography of longevity. Book can be ordered from National Academy Press.

http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057876/html/index.html

PageRank: 0/10

(Clicks: 0; Comments: 0; Listing added: Jul 26, 2009)

Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity

Scientific and Educational Website on Human Longevity Studies

http://longevity-science.org/

PageRank: 5/10