Cross-Cultural Studies of Biological Aging

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Other Titles of Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
INTRODUCTION, Pages 131-133, CYNTHIA M. BEALL
BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION, ACTIVITY AND DEPENDENCY AMONG ELDERLY SHERPA IN THE NEPAL HIMALAYAS, Pages 135-140, CYNTHIA M. BEALL, MELVYN C. GOLDSTEIN
WORK, AGING AND DEPENDENCY IN A SHERPA POPULATION IN NEPAL, Pages 141-147, CYNTHIA M. BEALL, MELVYN C. GOLDSTEIN
POPULATION GENETIC MODELS IN THE STUDY OF AGING AND LONGEVITY IN A MENNONITE COMMUNITY, Pages 149-153, M.H. CRAWFORD, L. ROGERS
SECULAR CHANGES IN AGE-SPECIFIC CAUSE OF DEATH IN SANDAY, ORKNEY ISLANDS, Pages 155-164, E.R. BRENNAN
COMPONENTS OF LONGEVITY: DEVELOPMENTAL AND GENETIC RESPONSES TO DIFFERENTIAL CHILDHOOD MORTALITY, Pages 165-174, RICHARD S. MEINDL
MORTALITY RELATED TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DIABETES MELLITUS IN A MODERNIZING POPULATION, Pages 175-181, DOUGLAS E. CREWS, PATRICIA C. MACKEEN
BIOCULTURAL RISKS IN LONGEVITY: SAMOANS IN CALIFORNIA, Pages 183-190, IVAN G. PAWSON, CRAIG JANES
THE CHANGES WITH AGE OF THE ANATOMICAL DISTRIBUTION OF FAT, Pages 191-196, WILLIAM H. MUELLER
COMPARISON OF VISUALLY ESTIMATED AGE WITH PHYSIOLOGICALLY PREDICTED AGE AS INDICATORS OF RATES OF AGING, Pages 197-204, GARY A. BORKAN, SARA S. BACHMAN, ARTHUR H. NORRIS
PATTERNS OF ADULT WEIGHT AND FAT CHANGE IN SIX SOLOMON ISLANDS SOCIETIES: A SEMI-LONGITUDINAL STUDY, Pages 205-215, JONATHAN S. FRIEDLAENDER, JOHN G. RHOADS
AGING IN SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC DIMENSIONS IN A RURAL ZAPOTEC-SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN THE VALLEY OF OAXACA, MEXICO, Pages 217-222, ROBERT M. MALINA, PETER H. BUSCHANG, WENDY L. ARONSON, HENRY A. SELBY
BLOOD PRESSURE AT REST AND DURING EXERCISE AMONG SHERPAS AND TIBETAN MIGRANTS IN NEPAL, Pages 223-231, CHARLES A. WEITZ
INDEX, Pages 233-234