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This stimulating, carefully-researched book on The Late Life Legacy
of Very Early Life by Dr. Gabriele Doblhammer is the second volume
of a new series of Demographic Research Monographs published by
Springer Verlag. The topic of the book is fascinating. Is a
person's lifespan influ enced by health and nutrition in-utero and
shortly after birth? If so, why? The answers uncovered by the
diligence, demographic and statistical ex pertise, and probing
intelligence of the author are surprising but convinc ing. To pry
open the mystery of the lingering impact of very early life, Dr.
Doblharnmer focuses on month of birth. It turns out that people
born in some months live substantially longer on average than
people born in other months, not because of astrological forces but
for reasons of health and nutrition. Dr. Doblhammer was educated in
statistics and demography and earlier this year was the first
person ever to receive the "Habilitation" de gree, the recognition
given in the German-speaking world to proven scho lars who are
qualified to become professors, in Demography. This book, which is
evidence that she fully deserves this award, will not only provide
important new fmdings about the legacy of early life but will also
serve as a comprehensive foundation of knowledge on which future
scholars can build. The series of Demographic Research Monographs
is under the editorial supervision of the Max Planck Institute for
Demographic Research. Prof. James W. Vaupel, Founding Director of
the Institute, is Editor-in-Chief."
This stimulating, carefully-researched book on The Late Life Legacy
of Very Early Life by Dr. Gabriele Doblhammer is the second volume
of a new series of Demographic Research Monographs published by
Springer Verlag. The topic of the book is fascinating. Is a
person's lifespan influ enced by health and nutrition in-utero and
shortly after birth? If so, why? The answers uncovered by the
diligence, demographic and statistical ex pertise, and probing
intelligence of the author are surprising but convinc ing. To pry
open the mystery of the lingering impact of very early life, Dr.
Doblharnmer focuses on month of birth. It turns out that people
born in some months live substantially longer on average than
people born in other months, not because of astrological forces but
for reasons of health and nutrition. Dr. Doblhammer was educated in
statistics and demography and earlier this year was the first
person ever to receive the "Habilitation" de gree, the recognition
given in the German-speaking world to proven scho lars who are
qualified to become professors, in Demography. This book, which is
evidence that she fully deserves this award, will not only provide
important new fmdings about the legacy of early life but will also
serve as a comprehensive foundation of knowledge on which future
scholars can build. The series of Demographic Research Monographs
is under the editorial supervision of the Max Planck Institute for
Demographic Research. Prof. James W. Vaupel, Founding Director of
the Institute, is Editor-in-Chief."
Steadily increasing life expectancy is one of the great
achievements of industrialised societies over the last century.
Life expectancy has not only been growing among the young and those
reaching retirement age, but also, especially in recent decades,
among people ages 80 and above. These improvements in life
expectancy have led to the emergence of the so-called third age,
when people retire, but are still you- ful, healthy and able to
participate in society. Nevertheless, closer to the end of life, a
fourth age of decrepitude and dependence on others has to be
anticipated. - spite the postponement of functional limitations and
severe disabilities into higher ages, the debate continues over
whether the additional years gained are healthy years, or years
with severe care need, particularly among the oldest old, the
fastest growing segment of the population. Future improvements in
life expectancy and the health status of the elderly will determine
the need for care in the future. While different assumptions about
these trends based on expert opinion or the extrapolation of past
experiences can be made, there will always be a degree of
uncertainty about future trends. A third - portant factor driving
the extent of future care need is, however, already determined by
the history of the past century and is embedded in the age
structures of our populations.
Whether increasing life expectancy leads to better health remains
still controversial. The authors contribute to the discussion on
trends and patterns in health among the elderly by focusing on
vanguard groups, the social and behavioral determinants of health,
and the trends and patterns among vulnerable groups, particularly
migrants. These three topics are embedded in the context of current
international research interests, and feature prominently alongside
the individual research questions each article addresses. From the
Contents: * Welfare State and Disability. The relationship between
stroke and disability depends on the health care system * Spatial
Patterns of Dementia Prevalence and its Vascular Risk Factors in
Germany * Does Education Matter for Incidence and Prevalence in
Long-term Care Among the Elderly in Germany? Evidence from German
Micro Census Panel data (2001-2004) * Spatial Patterns in German
Long-term Care and their Relationship with Socioeconomic Factors *
Mental Health Among Immigrants. Is there a disadvantage in later
life?
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