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October 2004
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Signs of ageing
Type: Newspaper Articles
Authors: James Banks
Published in: The Actuary

Longevity, health, economic resources, and social and family circumstances are inexorably linked. In the light of such linkages, how much do we really know about the fundamental causes of illhealth, disability, and ultimately mortality outcomes in old age? For that matter, how much do we really know about the fundamental causes of particular economic, financial, or social outcomes in old age? The answer is, unfortunately, not much.

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