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The Biodemography of Variation in Human Frailty

Kenneth M. Weiss
Demography (1990) 27 (2): 185–206.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2061448
Published: 01 May 1990
... , 16 , 121 – 228 Whittemore A. , & Keller J. B. ( 1978 ). Quantitative Theories of Carcinogenesis . SIAM Review , 20 , 1 – 30 . 10.1137/1020002 Demography, Vol. 27, No.2, May 1990 The Biodemography of Variation in Human Frailty Kenneth M. Weiss Department...
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Biodemography: New approaches to understanding trends and differences in population health and mortality

Eileen Crimmins, Jung Ki Kim, Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn
Demography (2010) 47 (Suppl 1): S41–S64.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2010.0005
Published: 01 March 2010
... . 10.1161/01.STR.0000170991.63594.b6 Carey J.R. , & Judge D.S. ( 2001 ). Principles of Biodemography with Special Reference to Human Longevity . Population: An English Selection , 13 , 9 – 40 . Cattin L. , Bordin P. , Fonda M. , Adamo C. , Barbone F...
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Why Do Older People Change Their Ratings of Childhood Health?

Mike Vuolo, Kenneth F. Ferraro, Patricia M. Morton, Ting-Ying Yang
Demography (2014) 51 (6): 1999–2023.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-014-0344-3
Published: 31 October 2014
...Mike Vuolo; Kenneth F. Ferraro; Patricia M. Morton; Ting-Ying Yang Abstract A growing number of studies in life course epidemiology and biodemography make use of a retrospective question tapping self-rated childhood health to assess overall physical health status. Analyzing repeated measures...
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Lifespan Disparity as an Additional Indicator for Evaluating Mortality Forecasts

Christina Bohk-Ewald, Marcus Ebeling, Roland Rau
Demography (2017) 54 (4): 1559–1577.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-017-0584-0
Published: 05 July 2017
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The Dynamics of Son Preference, Technology Diffusion, and Fertility Decline Underlying Distorted Sex Ratios at Birth: A Simulation Approach

Ridhi Kashyap, Francisco Villavicencio
Demography (2016) 53 (5): 1261–1281.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-016-0500-z
Published: 16 September 2016
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Ever since gompertz

S. Jay Olshansky, Bruce A. Carnes
Demography (1997) 34 (1): 1–15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2061656
Published: 01 February 1997
... Biological Problems . Oxford : Clarendon Press . Weiss K. ( 1989 ). Are the Known Chronic Diseases Related to the Human Lifespan and its Evolution? . American Journal of Human Biology , 1 , 307 – 19 . 10.1002/ajhb.1310010311 Weiss K. ( 1990 ). The Biodemography of Variation...
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One step back in understanding racial differences in birth weight

Tukufu Zuberi
Demography (2001) 38 (4): 569–571.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0041
Published: 01 November 2001
.... , & Rowe , D.C. ( 2000 ). Racial Differences in Birth Health Risk: A Quantitative Genetic Approach . Demography , 37 , 285 – 98 . 10.2307/2648042 K.W. Wachter , & C.E. Finch ( 1997 ). Between Zeus and the Salmon: The Biodemography of Longevity . Washington, DC : National...
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Key themes in research on the demography of aging

Robert F. Schoeni, Mary Beth Ofstedal
Demography (2010) 47 (Suppl 1): S5–S15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2010.0001
Published: 01 March 2010
... of Aging National Opinion Research Center biomeasures Center on the Demography of Aging Duke University Biodemography Center for the Global Demography Harvard University Aging; health; developing of Aging world Hopkins Center for Population Aging Johns Hopkins University Disability; intergenerational...
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Genome-Wide Heritability Estimates for Family Life Course Complexity

Zachary Van Winkle, Dalton Conley
Demography (2021) 58 (4): 1575–1602.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-9373608
Published: 01 August 2021
... that the heritability of the complexity of partnership trajectories changed across cohorts. Therefore, our results do not substantiate claims that lower normative constraints on family demographic behavior increase the role of genes. Family Biodemography Sequence analysis Heritability Life course...
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Reconsidering mortality compression and deceleration: An alternative model of mortality rates

Scott M. Lynch, J. Scott Brown
Demography (2001) 38 (1): 79–95.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0007
Published: 01 February 2001
.../annurev.so.10.080184.001203 Nusselder , W.J. , & Mackenbach , J.P. ( 1996 ). Rectangularization of the Survival Curve in the Netherlands, 1950–1992 . The Gerontologist , 36 , 773 – 82 . Olshansky , S.J. ( 1998 ). On the Biodemography of Aging: A Review Essay...
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Family Mortality in Guatemala

Demography (1993) 30 (1): 1–32.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2061859
Published: 01 February 1993
... : International Union for the Scientific Study of Population . Weiss Kenneth M. ( 1990 ). The Biodemography of Variations in Human Frailty . Demography , 27 , 185 – 206 . 10.2307/2061448 Zenger, Elizabeth A. 1991. “Heterogeneity between Families in Neonatal Mortality and Birth Interval...
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Mortality Deceleration and Mortality Selection: Three Unexpected Implications of a Simple Model

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field
Demography (2014) 51 (1): 51–71.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-013-0256-7
Published: 03 January 2014
... , S. J. ( 1998 ). On the biodemography of aging: A review essay . Population and Development Review , 24 , 381 – 393 . 10.2307/2807981 Palloni , A. ( 2006 ). Reproducing inequalities: Luck, wallets, and the enduring effects of childhood health . Demography , 43 , 587 – 615...
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Biodemographic modeling of the links between fertility motivation and fertility outcomes in the NLSY79

Warren B. Miller, David E. Bard, David J. Pasta, Joseph Lee Rodgers
Demography (2010) 47 (2): 393–414.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.0.0107
Published: 01 May 2010
... Analysis of NLSY Data. Biodemography and Social Biology. Morgan, S.P. 1982. Parity-Speci¿ c Fertility Intentions and Uncertainty: The United States, 1970 1976. Demography 19:315 34. 2001. Should Fertility Intentions Inform Fertility Forecasts? Pp. 153 78 in Proceedings of U.S. Census Bureau...
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Reproductive History and Later-Life Comorbidity Trajectories: A Medicare-Linked Cohort Study From the Utah Population Database

Heidi A. Hanson, Ken R. Smith, Zachary Zimmer
Demography (2015) 52 (6): 2021–2049.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-015-0439-5
Published: 02 November 2015
.... The results suggest that both biological and social factors play important roles in the relationships between fertility and morbidity profiles at older ages. Fertility Health trajectories Life course Morbidity Biodemography Variations in the frequency, severity, and sequences of illness among...
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Quantifying Intrinsic and Extrinsic Contributions to Human Longevity: Application of a Two-Process Vitality Model to the Human Mortality Database

David J. Sharrow, James J. Anderson
Demography (2016) 53 (6): 2105–2119.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-016-0524-4
Published: 11 November 2016
... and its potential explanations: Proposed research agenda . BMJ: British Medical Journal , 312 , 421 – 425 . 10.1136/bmj.312.7028.421 Crimmins E. , Kim J. K. , & Vasunilashorn S. ( 2010 ). Biodemography: New approaches to understanding trends and differences in population...
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Is the Association Between Education and Fertility Postponement Causal? The Role of Family Background Factors

Felix C. Tropf, Jornt J. Mandemakers
Demography (2017) 54 (1): 71–91.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-016-0531-5
Published: 09 January 2017
... . Evolution , 55 , 423 – 435 . 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb01304.x . Kohler , H.-P. , Behrman , J. R. , & Schnittker , J. ( 2011 ). Social science methods for twins data: Integrating causality, endowments, and heritability . Biodemography and Social Biology , 57 , 88 – 141...
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Prologue: Research on the demography and economics of aging

Richard Suzman
Demography (2010) 47 (Suppl 1): S1–S4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2010.0013
Published: 01 March 2010
... on social networks and their inÀ uence on health behaviors. In the area of biodemography, they emphasized the importance of work on the evolutionary and genetic bases of social behavior. Economics was noted to have been at the core of BSR research for the last two decades, and was largely responsible...
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Mortality Increase in Late-Middle and Early-Old Age: Heterogeneity in Death Processes as a New Explanation

Ting Li, Yang Claire Yang, James J. Anderson
Demography (2013) 50 (5): 1563–1591.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-013-0222-4
Published: 07 June 2013
... . Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sciences , 56 , 432 – 442 . 10.1093/gerona/56.10.B432 Yashin A. I. , Wu D. , Arbeev K. G. , Stallard E. , Land K. C. , & Ukraintseva S. V. ( 2012 ). How genes influence life span: The biodemography of human...
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Is the Family Size of Parents and Children Still Related? Revisiting the Cross-Generational Relationship Over the Last Century

Eva Beaujouan, Anne Solaz
Demography (2019) 56 (2): 595–619.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-019-00767-5
Published: 13 March 2019
... as antecedents of childbearing motivation . Demography , 29 , 265 – 285 . 10.2307/2061731 . Mills , M. C. , & Tropf , F. C. ( 2016 ). The biodemography of fertility: A review and future research frontiers . Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie , 67 , 397 – 424...
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Three measures of longevity: Time trends and record values

Vladimir Canudas-Romo
Demography (2010) 47 (2): 299–312.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.0.0098
Published: 01 May 2010
.... , & Judge D.S. ( 2001 ). Principles of Biodemography With Special Reference to Human Longevity . Population: An English Selection , 13 ( 1 ), 9 – 40 . Cheung S.L.K. , & Robine J.M. ( 2007 ). Increase in Common Longevity and the Compression of Mortality: The Case of Japan...
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