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Der stetige Anstieg der Lebenserwartung ist eine Errungenschaft des 20. Jahrhunderts. Sie stellt die Generationen des 21. Jahrhunderts allerdings auch vor immense Herausforderungen. Eine neue Aufgabe ist der frühe und verantwortungsvolle Umgang mit dem Wissen, dass die Krankheit Demenz in einer alternden Gesellschaft wachsende Bedeutung erlangen wird. In diesem Handbuch sind Fakten, Definitionen und Daten zur Demenz aus demografischer Perspekt...

The monograph demonstrates the widespread existence of differences in life span by month of birth in the elderly populations of contemporary societies. It provides evidence that the pattern is linked to the seasons of the year, by comparing the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere. It formulates and tests a series of explanations for the month-of-birth effect and rejects many of the most frequently offered explanations. In particular, it rejec...

The monograph demonstrates the widespread existence of differences in life span by month of birth in the elderly populations of contemporary societies. It provides evidence that the pattern is linked to the seasons of the year, by comparing the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere. It formulates and tests a series of explanations for the month-of-birth effect and rejects many of the most frequently offered explanations. In particular, it rejec...