Session 118:
Biodemographic Influences on Health and Mortality
Chair: Noreen Goldman, Princeton University
Discussant: Dana A. Glei, Georgetown University
Age Dynamics of Physiological Indices as Determinants of Healthy Life: Evidence from Longitudinal Data Konstantin G. Arbeev, Duke University ; Svetlana V. Ukraintseva, Duke University ; Alexander Kulminski, Duke University ; Liubov Arbeeva, Duke University ; Lucy Akushevich, Duke University ; Irina V. Culminskaya, Duke University
The World-Wide Physiological Revolution: Dysregulation in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Functioning Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California ; Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, University of Southern California ; Jung Ki Kim, University of Southern California
Does Higher Body Mass Index Lower Cognitive Functioning at Old-Age? Bo Macinnis, University of Michigan
Predicting Mortality with Biomarkers among Elderly Costa Ricans Luis Rosero-Bixby, Universidad de Costa Rica ; Melissa Rodriguez, Centro Centroamericano de Poblacion ; William H. Dow, University of California, Berkeley
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