Healthy aging among centenarians and near-centenarians: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study
Living a long, satisfactory, and healthy life is a goal most, if not all, adults strive to attain. Demographic trends in all developed countries show that average life spans gradually get longer, and more adults live longer past the century mark [1]. As people live longer, more scientific studies are being conducted to unmask the underlying mechanisms that can contribute to living longer and well --- that is, healthy aging [2].
Source: Maturitas - Category: Primary Care Authors: Peter Martin, Leonard W. Poon, for the Georgia Centenarian Study Tags: Review article Source Type: research