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. 1999 Aug 21;354(9179):652.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01987-X.

Centenarians: the older you get, the healthier you have been

R Hitt, Y Young-Xu, M Silver, T Perls

Centenarians: the older you get, the healthier you have been

R Hitt et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of the health and functional status of centenarians shows they are healthy and independent for most of their lives and experience a relatively rapid terminal decline.

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