Book Chapter
The International Database on Longevity: structure and contents
In:
Maier, H.,
Gampe, J., Jeune, B., Robine, J.-M., Vaupel, J. W. (Eds.):
Supercentenarians,
31–40Demographic research monographs 7
Berlin [et al.], Springer (2010)
Abstract
The International Database on Longevity contains exhaustive information
on validated cases of supercentenarians that allows unbiased estimates
of mortality after age 110. This chapter describes the structure and
contents of the database, including the different categories of age-validation procedures.