Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics

About the Volume Editors
pp. ix-x(2)
Authors: Robine, Jean-Marie; Jagger, Carol; Crimmins, Eileen M.

Contributors
pp. xi-xiv(4)

Previous Volumes in the Series
pp. xv-xv(1)

Forthcoming Volume in the Series
pp. xvii-xviii(2)

Acknowledgments
pp. xix-xix(1)

Preface
pp. xxi-xxii(2)

The Oldest Old

Health in Europe and the United States
pp. 1-33(33)
Authors: Solé-Auró, Aïda; Crimmins, Eileen M.

Age Trajectory of High Cognitive Functioning Among the Oldest Old
pp. 35-48(14)
Authors: Thinggaard, Mikael; McGue, Matt; Christensen, Kaare

Malleability of Human Aging

The Curious Case of Old-Age Mortality in Japan
pp. 49-59(11)
Authors: Engelaer, Frouke M.; Milne, Eugene M. G.; van Bodegom, David; Saito, Yasuhiko; Westendorp, Rudi G. J.; Kirkwood, Thomas B. L.

Quality of Health Care

Approaches and Findings From the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
pp. 61-78(18)
Authors: Steel, Nicholas; Melzer, David; Richards, Suzanne

The Semantic Network of Aging Well
pp. 79-107(29)
Authors: Fernández-Ballesteros, Rocío; Molina, Maria-Angeles; Schettini, Rocío; Santacreu, Marta

A New Concept of Successful Aging in the Oldest Old

Development of Gerotranscendence and Its Influence on the Psychological Well-Being
pp. 109-132(24)
Authors: Gondo, Yasuyuki; Nakagawa, Takeshi; Masui, Yukie

Optimizing Human Health Span and Life Span

Insights From Okinawa and Hawaii
pp. 133-170(38)
Authors: Willcox, Bradley J.; Suzuki, Makoto; Donlon, Timothy A.; He, Qimei; Grove, John S.; Masaki, Kamal H.; Willcox, D. Craig

Mobility in Human Aging

A Multidisciplinary Life Span Conceptual Framework
pp. 171-192(22)
Authors: Ferrucci, Luigi; Guralnik, Jack M.

Physical and Biological Indicators of Health and Functioning in U.S. Oldest Old
pp. 193-215(23)
Authors: Ailshire, Jennifer; Crimmins, Eileen

Extended Fixed Attribute Dynamics Method and an Illustrative Application in Biodemographic: Genetic Analysis on Longevity
pp. 217-232(16)
Author: Zeng, Yi

Gene Expression Biomarkers and Longevity
pp. 233-258(26)
Authors: Melzer, David; Pilling, Luke C.; Fellows, Alexander D.; Holly, Alice C.; Harries, Lorna W.; Ferrucci, Luigi

Understanding the Mortality Decline at Older Ages

Improved Life Course or Improved Present Period?
pp. 259-291(33)
Authors: Deeg, Dorly J. H.; van Vliet, Majogé J. G.; Kardaun, Jan W. P. F.; Huisman, Martijn

Recent Trends in Disability-Free Life Expectancy in the French Elderly

Twenty Years Follow-Up of the Paquid Cohort
pp. 293-311(19)
Authors: Pérès, Karine; Edjolo, Arlette; Dartigues, Jean-François; Barberger-Gateau, Pascale

Trends of Functioning and Health in Nonagenarians: The Vitality 90+ Study
pp. 313-332(20)
Authors: Jylhä, Marja; Enroth, Linda; Luukkaala, Tiina

Trends Over Time in Cognitive Function and Activities of Daily Living Among Danish Centenarians
pp. 333-359(27)
Author: Andersen-Ranberg, Karen

Sex Differences in Healthy Life Expectancy in the Netherlands
pp. 361-371(11)
Authors: Engelaer, Frouke M.; van Bodegom, David; Westendorp, Rudi G. J.

Conclusion
pp. 373-373(1)

Index
pp. 375-382(8)