Biodemography comes of Age

Kenneth W. Wachter
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Kenneth W. Wachter: University of California, Berkeley

Demographic Research, 2008, vol. 19, issue 40, 1501-1512

Abstract: Biodemography has emerged and grown over the last fifteen years, with loyal and farsighted support from its patrons. As it enters what might be called its adolescence as a field, it faces challenges along with abounding opportunities. One challenge is to continue to generate knowledge that contributes to human health and well-being. A second is to insist on high standards of quality control within its cross-disciplinary environment. Opportunities appear in a variety of directions, including mathematical modeling, genomic analyses, and field studies of aging in the wild.

Keywords: longevity; biodemography; evolutionary demography; aging (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.40

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