The evolution of death [[electronic resource] ] : why we are living longer / / Stanley Shostak |
Autore | Shostak Stanley |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
Disciplina | 613.2 |
Collana | SUNY series in philosophy and biology |
Soggetto topico |
Aging
Death Life expectancy |
ISBN |
0-7914-8081-X
1-4294-1357-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Evolution : death's unifying principle -- Charting death's evolution and life's extension -- Rethinking lifecycles and arrows -- Keeping life afloat -- Putting cells in the picture -- Neoteny and longevity. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777895103321 |
Shostak Stanley
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 | ||
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The evolution of death [[electronic resource] ] : why we are living longer / / Stanley Shostak |
Autore | Shostak Stanley |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
Disciplina | 613.2 |
Collana | SUNY series in philosophy and biology |
Soggetto topico |
Aging
Death Life expectancy |
ISBN |
0-7914-8081-X
1-4294-1357-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Evolution : death's unifying principle -- Charting death's evolution and life's extension -- Rethinking lifecycles and arrows -- Keeping life afloat -- Putting cells in the picture -- Neoteny and longevity. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818936203321 |
Shostak Stanley
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 | ||
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The evolution of death : why we are living longer / Stanley Shostak |
Autore | Shostak, Stanley |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | xiii, 246 p. ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 571.939 |
Collana | SUNY series in philosophy and biology |
Soggetto topico |
Death
Aging Life expectancy Evolution Life Expectancy - trends |
ISBN | 0791469468 |
Classificazione | LC QP87.S43 2006 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Evolution : death's unifying principle - Death evolves! - Death's evolution and life's extension - Lifecycles - Keeping life afloat - Putting cells in the picture - Neoteny and longevity |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002024339707536 |
Shostak, Stanley
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Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006 | ||
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Explaining divergent levels of longevity in high-income countries [[electronic resource] /] / Eileen M. Crimmins, Samuel H. Preston, and Barney Cohen, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 182 p. : col. ill |
Disciplina | 304.6/45 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CrimminsEileen M
PrestonSamuel H CohenBarney <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Life expectancy
Longevity Life expectancy - United States Longevity - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-21338-9
9786613213389 0-309-18641-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456510403321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2011 | ||
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Explaining divergent levels of longevity in high-income countries [[electronic resource] /] / Eileen M. Crimmins, Samuel H. Preston, and Barney Cohen, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 182 p. : col. ill |
Disciplina | 304.6/45 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CrimminsEileen M
PrestonSamuel H CohenBarney <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Life expectancy
Longevity Life expectancy - United States Longevity - United States |
ISBN |
0-309-21710-5
1-283-21338-9 9786613213389 0-309-18641-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781798703321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2011 | ||
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Explaining divergent levels of longevity in high-income countries [[electronic resource] /] / Eileen M. Crimmins, Samuel H. Preston, and Barney Cohen, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 182 p. : col. ill |
Disciplina | 304.6/45 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CrimminsEileen M
PrestonSamuel H CohenBarney <1959-> |
Soggetto topico |
Life expectancy
Longevity Life expectancy - United States Longevity - United States |
ISBN |
0-309-21710-5
1-283-21338-9 9786613213389 0-309-18641-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Difference Between Life Expectancy in the United States and Other High-Income Countries -- 2 Causes of Death, Health Indicators, and Divergence in Life Expectancy -- 3 The Role of Obesity -- 4 The Role of Physical Activity -- 5 The Role of Smoking -- 6 The Role of Social Networks and Social Integration -- 7 The Role of Health Care -- 8 The Role of Hormone Therapy -- 9 The Role of Inequality -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810359003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2011 | ||
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Gender and aging [[electronic resource] ] : mortality and health / / by Kevin Kinsella and Yvonne J. Gist |
Autore | Kinsella Kevin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census, , [1998] |
Altri autori (Persone) | GistYvonne J |
Collana | International brief |
Soggetto topico |
Older people
Life expectancy Age distribution (Demography) Mortality |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Gender and aging |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910691806603321 |
Kinsella Kevin
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census, , [1998] | ||
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Global Joint Distribution of Income & Health |
Autore | Wu Ximing |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Guelph, Ont., : University of Guelph, Department of Economics], 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic text (38 p.) : ill., digital file |
Disciplina | 362.1/0425 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SavvidesAndreas <1957->
StengosThanasis |
Soggetto topico |
Income distribution
Equality - Health aspects Poverty Quality of life World health Health Services Accessibility Income World Health Copula (probability theory) Economic inequality Economy Gini coefficient Life expectancy Poverty threshold Principle of maximum entropy Economic growth |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219571603321 |
Wu Ximing
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[Guelph, Ont., : University of Guelph, Department of Economics], 2008 | ||
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The late life legacy of very early life / / Gabriele Doblhammer [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Doblhammer Gabriele |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 204 p. ) : ill. ; |
Disciplina | 303.6/45 |
Collana | Demographic research monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Seasons
Demography Life Expectancy Life expectancy Season of birth Mortality Longevity Health status indicators |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; 1. The demographic and epidemiological context -- ; 2. Month-of-birth patterns in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere -- ; 3. Five hypothesis -- ; 4. Differences in life span by month of birth in the United States -- ; 5. Month of birth and causes of death in the United States -- ; 6. Cohort and age effects -- ; 7. The month-of-birth patterns of migrants and farmers -- ; 8. Does the month-of-birth effect exist in cohorts born today? -- ; 9. Summary. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996320692603316 |
Doblhammer Gabriele
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Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2004 | ||
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The late life legacy of very early life / / Gabriele Doblhammer [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Doblhammer Gabriele |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 204 p. ) : ill. ; |
Disciplina | 303.6/45 |
Collana | Demographic research monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Seasons
Demography Life Expectancy Life expectancy Season of birth Mortality Longevity Health status indicators |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; 1. The demographic and epidemiological context -- ; 2. Month-of-birth patterns in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere -- ; 3. Five hypothesis -- ; 4. Differences in life span by month of birth in the United States -- ; 5. Month of birth and causes of death in the United States -- ; 6. Cohort and age effects -- ; 7. The month-of-birth patterns of migrants and farmers -- ; 8. Does the month-of-birth effect exist in cohorts born today? -- ; 9. Summary. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140471003321 |
Doblhammer Gabriele
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Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2004 | ||
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