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  1. Jul 2018
    1. On 2017 Mar 05, thomas samaras commented:

      This results of this study are consistent with a similar study by Shapiro, et al. This study is also consistent with many longevity and mortality studies published over the last 40 years. For example, a short list is presented next.

      He, et al. Japanese-Hawaiian: shorter elderly have lower mortality and live longer Chmeilewski: Based on 800,000 deceased Polish men and women, shorter people live longer Samaras: Eight difference types of studies support the greater longevity of smaller people Samaras: shorter men lived longer based on a study of deceased San Diego veterans Mueller: shorter elderly West Point graduates had a lower mortality after 60 years of age Salaris: shorter deceased men in Sardinia lived longer Miller: shorter men and women who died in Ohio lived longer Willcox: short Okinawans have highest percentage of centenarians Wilhelmsen: men who were shorter at 67 years of age were more likely to reach 90 years of age Bartke: smaller body size promotes greater longevity


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  2. Feb 2018
    1. On 2017 Mar 05, thomas samaras commented:

      This results of this study are consistent with a similar study by Shapiro, et al. This study is also consistent with many longevity and mortality studies published over the last 40 years. For example, a short list is presented next.

      He, et al. Japanese-Hawaiian: shorter elderly have lower mortality and live longer Chmeilewski: Based on 800,000 deceased Polish men and women, shorter people live longer Samaras: Eight difference types of studies support the greater longevity of smaller people Samaras: shorter men lived longer based on a study of deceased San Diego veterans Mueller: shorter elderly West Point graduates had a lower mortality after 60 years of age Salaris: shorter deceased men in Sardinia lived longer Miller: shorter men and women who died in Ohio lived longer Willcox: short Okinawans have highest percentage of centenarians Wilhelmsen: men who were shorter at 67 years of age were more likely to reach 90 years of age Bartke: smaller body size promotes greater longevity


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