Well-being development at the end of life is often characterized by steep deteriorations, but individual differences in these terminal declines are substantial and not yet well understood. This study moved beyond typical consideration of health predictors and explored the role of social...

Well-being development at the end of life is often characterized by steep deteriorations, but individual differences in these terminal declines are substantial and not yet well understood. This study moved beyond typical consideration of health predictors and explored the role of social...

Seit geraumer Zeit befindet sich Deutschland in einer Phase, die durch eine ungebremste Abnahme der Alterssterblichkeit gekennzeichnet ist. Da das Morbiditätsspektrum weit überwiegend von chronisch-degenerativen Krankheiten geprägt wird, wirft die zurückgehende Altersmortalität drei in...

Diverging trends in life expectancy at age 50 : a look at causes of death / Dana A. Glei, France Mesle, and Jacques Vallin -- Are international differences in health similar to international differences in life-expectancy? / Eileen M. Crimmins, Krista Garcia, and Jung Ki Kim -- Contribution of...