Human longevity
By: David W.E. Smith.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Longevity; Longevity -- genetics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-165) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Mortality; Survival and Longevity; title: 2. Causes of Death; title: 3. Biomedical Determinants of Longevity; title: 4. Behavioral and Societal Evolution of Human Longevity; title: 5. Women Live Longer Than Men; title: 6. The Evolution of Human Longevity; title: 7. Human Longevity Seen From the Perspective of This Book