Dans un article paru en 2002 dans la revue Science, James Oeppen et James Vaupel, observant que les records d'espérance de vie avaient progressé linéairement depuis 1841 au rythme constant de 3 mois par an, en concluaient qu'il y avait toute raison de croire que cela continuerait encore...

In an article published in Science in 2002, James Oeppen and James Vaupel, observing a constant linear progression (at arate of 3 months per year) in maximum life expectancies since 1841, concluded that the trend was set to continue for manyyears to come. A critical re-assessment of the data and...

Meslé (France), Vallin (Jacques).- Evolution and geographical variations in excess male mortality: from the French paradox to the Russian logic The last century and in particular the period from the 1950s to the 1980s, has seen a considerable rise in excess male mortality in western countries...

Meslé France and Vallin Jacques. ? The main cardiovascular mortality components in France since 1925 : reconstitution of continuous series. On the basis of the presently available statistical series, the analysis of the long term evolution of cardio-vascular mortality is really impossible. Not...