Open AccessQuality of life and longevity: a study of centenarians
Author(s) -
Marirosa Dello Buono,
Ornella Urciuoli,
Diego De Leo
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/27.2.207
Subject(s) - longevity , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , depression (economics) , medicine , anxiety , life satisfaction , centenarian , recreation , successful aging , cognition , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , nursing , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Interest in centenarians has focused on two particular aspects: the antecedents of extreme old age and the psychophysical well-being of the very old. Our study deals with the latter aspect and aims to assess the quality of life of Italian centenarians.
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