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[Healthy aging? Longevity with reference to interdisciplinary gerontologic research]
1Institut für Gerontologie, Universität Heidelberg.
Fortschritte Der Medizin
|November 30, 1992
Abstract:
The percentage of over-60-year-olds, 80- and even 100-year-olds in the general population is increasing rapidly in most countries. What can be done to ensure healthy ageing and assure a good quality of life in old age? What are the correlates of longevity associated with psycho-physical wellbeing? Longitudinal studies underscore the multi-faceted nature of the ageing process: genetic and biological factors influence longevity, as also do social and ecological factors, which in turn help determine the life style that promotes longevity.