The Grim Reaper's Road Map: An Atlas of Mortality in Britain
To provide you with a couple of brief examples of the detail in this book: the average age of death for those dying from Parkinson's disease is 80.4 years; data point to cardiovascular complications as being the biggest cause of death for those aged 60 or more years; and it is not until the 85-...
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Published in | Ageing & Society Vol. 29; no. 5; p. 843 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Book Review |
Language | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
01.07.2009
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Summary: | To provide you with a couple of brief examples of the detail in this book: the average age of death for those dying from Parkinson's disease is 80.4 years; data point to cardiovascular complications as being the biggest cause of death for those aged 60 or more years; and it is not until the 85-89 age group that other causes of death start to grow in number, with cerebrovascular disease and pneumonia dominating. |
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ISSN: | 0144-686X 1469-1779 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0144686X09008654 |