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Questionable evidence for a limit to human lifespan

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  • Adam Lenart

    (Max Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, Biostatistics and Biodemography, University of Southern Denmark
    Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)

  • James W. Vaupel

    (Max Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, Biostatistics and Biodemography, University of Southern Denmark
    Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)

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  • Adam Lenart & James W. Vaupel, 2017. "Questionable evidence for a limit to human lifespan," Nature, Nature, vol. 546(7660), pages 13-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:546:y:2017:i:7660:d:10.1038_nature22790
    DOI: 10.1038/nature22790
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    1. Olivia S. Mitchell, 2018. "Enhancing risk management for an aging world," The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory, Springer;International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics (The Geneva Association), vol. 43(2), pages 115-136, September.
    2. Richmond, Peter & Roehner, Bertrand M. & Irannezhad, Ali & Hutzler, Stefan, 2021. "Mortality: A physics perspective," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 566(C).
    3. Camarda, Carlo Giovanni, 2022. "The curse of the plateau. Measuring confidence in human mortality estimates at extreme ages," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 144(C), pages 24-36.
    4. Michael Pearce & Adrian E. Raftery, 2021. "Probabilistic forecasting of maximum human lifespan by 2100 using Bayesian population projections," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 44(52), pages 1271-1294.
    5. Dennis M. Feehan, 2018. "Separating the Signal From the Noise: Evidence for Deceleration in Old-Age Death Rates," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 55(6), pages 2025-2044, December.

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