Session 55: Biodemographic aspects of mortality analysis

Friday, June 23 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Room 3

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Geographic patterns of population longevity and reproductive longevity in Sardinia  •  Graziella Caselli, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"; Daniela Pierannunzio, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"; Paola Astolfi, Dept. Genetics and Microbiology "A.Buzzati-Traverso", Pavia, Italy; Laura Attinia Zonta, Dept. Genetics and Microbiology "A. Buzzati-Traverso"

2.	The mortality of twins: a case study using data from the French family surveys and the French Longitudinal Study (EDP)  •  Gilles Pison, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Nadège Couvert, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

3.	The role of parents’ age at death in the perception of health among the oldest-old  •  Dorly J. H. Deeg, Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine; Marja Jylha, University of Tampere

4.	Transmission of increased familial mortality risk  •  Joop Garssen, Statistics Netherlands; Ingeborg Deerenberg, Statistics Netherlands

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