Response to Comment on “The plateau of human mortality: Demography of longevity pioneers”
2018; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 362; Issue: 6412 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1126/science.aav3229
ISSN1095-9203
AutoresElisabetta Barbi, Francesco Lagona, Marco Marsili, James W. Vaupel, Kenneth W. Wachter,
Tópico(s)Historical and modern epidemiology studies
ResumoBeltrán-Sánchez et al based their comment on misleading calculations of the maximum survival age. With realistic numbers of people attaining age 105 and the estimated plateau, the Jeanne Calment record is indeed plausible.
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