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MEDICC Review 2009; 11 (4)


Counting to 100: A first look at Cuba’s national centenarian study

Giraldo G

Idioma: Ingles.
Referencias bibliográficas: 14
Paginas: 17-19
Archivo PDF: 142.08 Kb.


RESUMEN

Sin resumen.


REFERENCIAS (EN ESTE ARTÍCULO)

  1. Life expectancy gains are not universal. While some developing countries match life expectancy levels of developed countries, the average lifetime in 25 African countries spans less than 50 years.[2]

  2. Kinsella K, Wan H. U.S. Census Bureau, International Population Reports, P95/09-1, An Aging World: 2008. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2009.

  3. Vega E. Incremento de la Esperanza de Vida en Cuba a 80 años. El Reto de la sociedad cubana y el sistema nacional de salud [monograph on the Internet]. [date unknown] [cited 2009 Aug 12]. Available from: http://www.sld.cu/galerias/ pdf/sitios/gericuba/incremento_de_la_ev_en_cuba.pdf

  4. Esperanza de vida por sexos y edades simples. 2005–2007. Anuario Estadístico de Cuba [monograph on the Internet]. Havana: Ministry of Public Health, National Statistics Division; 2008. [cited 2009 Aug 10]. Available from: http:// www.one.cu/aec2007/esp/03_tabla_cuadro.htm

  5. World Health Statistics 2008. Geneva: WHO; 2008:24.

  6. World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Highlights [monograph on the Internet]. New York: United Nations; 2007 [cited 2009 Jan 28]. Available from: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2006/wpp2006.htm

  7. Willcox BJ, Willcox DC, Ferrucci L. Secrets of Healthy Aging and Longevity from Exceptional Survivors around the Globe: Lessons from Octogenerians to Supercentenarians. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2008 Nov;63(11):1181–5.

  8. Poon LW, Perls TT. Trials and Tribulations of Studying the Oldest Olds. Annu Rev Gerontol Geriatr. 2007 Dec;1–10.

  9. Fortes Gomes MM, Turra CM. The number of centenarians in Brazil: Indirect estimates based on death certificates. Demographic Research [serial on the Internet]. 2009 Apr 30 [cited 2009 Aug 12];20:[about 7 p.]. Available from: http:// www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol20/20/

  10. Robine JM. Extreme Longevity and Data Quality. Annu Rev Gerontol Geriatr. 2007 Dec;151–72.

  11. Wallman KK, Evinger SK. International Standards for Compilation of Statistics: The Gap between Standards Adoption and Standards Implementation [monograph on the Internet]. Washington: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, United States; [date unknown] [cited 2009 Aug 27]. Available from: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/31/39/38756222. pdf?contentId=38756223

  12. Rosero-Bixby L. CRELES: Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable. Población y Salud en Mesoamérica [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Jul–Dec [cited 2009 May 12];5(1):[about 1 p.]. Available from: http://ccp.ucr. ac.cr/revista/volumenes/5/5-1/5-1-0/index.htm

  13. Schmid K. Changing population age structures and their implications on socio-economic development in the Caribbean [monograph on the Internet]. Santiago: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean; 2006 [cited 2009 Aug 15]. Available from: http://www.eclac.org/celade/noticias/paginas/ 5/27255/Schmid.pdf

  14. A family medical record is kept by local doctor and nurse teams for each household in every neighborhood in Cuba.




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