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Survivors to the age of 95 years are a select and hardy few. At current mortality rates, only about 8% of persons will live to the age of 95, and only about half of those will escape dementia. To some extent, they may just be the lucky few. However, there are certainly behavioral, environmental, and hereditary differences that distinguish these older old persons from the rest of us. Many of these differences make these older old persons less vulnerable than younger old persons to a variety of adverse conditions. The biology and experiences of older old persons help us focus . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Population Studies Center (D.C.E.) and the Geriatric Psychiatry Section and Penn Memory Center (S.E.A.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

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