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Change in Chronic Disability from 1982 to 2004/2005 as Measured by Long-Term Changes in Function and Health in the U.S. Elderly Population by Manton, Kenneth G., Gu, XiLiang, Lamb, Vicki L.

“…Changes in the health and functioning of the Medicare-enrolled population aged 65+ are tracked by using the 1982-2004/2005 National Long-Term Care Surveys. We…”
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Changes in the Prevalence of Chronic Disability in the United States Black and Nonblack Population above Age 65 from 1982 to 1999 by Manton, Kenneth G., Gu, XiLiang

“…Survey evidence through the early 1990s generally suggests a reduction in disability in the elderly population of the United States. Because the evidence is…”
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Chronic Disability Trends in Elderly United States Populations: 1982-1994 by Manton, Kenneth G., Corder, Larry, Stallard, Eric

“…Statistically significant declines in chronic disability prevalence rates were observed in the elderly United States population between the 1982 and 1989…”
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Recent Declines in Chronic Disability in the Elderly U.S. Population : Risk Factors and Future Dynamics by MANTON, Kenneth G

“…As U.S. life expectancy has increased, questions arise as to how the quality of health and functioning in the elderly population has changed. Data from the…”
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NIH funding trajectories and their correlations with US health dynamics from 1950 to 2004 by Manton, Kenneth G, Gu, Xi-Liang, Lowrimore, Gene, Ullian, Arthur, Tolley, H. Dennis

“…To determine optimal future National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding levels, the longitudinal correlation of the level of investment in NIH research with…”
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Biodemographic Trajectories of Longevity by Vaupel, James W., Carey, James R., Christensen, Kaare, Johnson, Thomas E., Yashin, Anatoli I., Holm, Niels V., Iachine, Ivan A., Kannisto, Väinö, Khazaeli, Aziz A., Liedo, Pablo, Longo, Valter D., Zeng, Yi, Manton, Kenneth G., Curtsinger, James W.

“…Old-age survival has increased substantially since 1950. Death rates decelerate with age for insects, worms, and yeast, as well as humans. This evidence of…”
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Long-Term Trends in Life Expectancy and Active Life Expectancy in the United States by Manton, Kenneth G., Gu, XiLiang, Lamb, Vicki L.

“…Changes in life expectancy and in active life expectancy may have effects on the fiscal integrity of both the Social Security and Medicare programs. Analysis…”
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Labor force participation and human capital increases in an aging population and implications for U.S. research investment by Manton, Kenneth G, Lowrimore, Gene R, Ullian, Arthur D, Gu, XiLiang, Tolley, H. Dennis

“…The proportion of the United States labor force >=65 years of age is projected to increase between 2004 and 2014 by the passing of age 65 of the large…”
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Long-term economic growth stimulus of human capital preservation in the elderly by Manton, Kenneth G, Gu, Xi-Liang, Ullian, Arthur, Tolley, H. Dennis, Headen, Alvin E. Jr, Lowrimore, Gene

“…Health care is a crucial factor in US economic growth, because growing health care costs have made US corporations less competitive than their counterparts in…”
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Survival after the Age of 80 in the United States, Sweden, France, England, and Japan by Manton, Kenneth G, Vaupel, James W

“…Americans under the age of 65 have a higher mortality rate than the citizens of many European countries and Japan. 1 Between the ages of 65 and 80 the…”
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The Effects of Health Changes on Projections of Health Service Needs for the Elderly Population of the United States by Singer, Burton H., Manton, Kenneth G.

“…The 1982-1994 National Long-Term Care Surveys indicate an accelerating decline in disability among the U.S. elderly population, suggesting that a 1.5% annual…”
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Active Life Expectancy Estimates for the U.S. Elderly Population: A Multidimensional Continuous-Mixture Model of Functional Change Applied to Completed Cohorts, 1982-1996 by Manton, Kenneth G., Land, Kenneth C.

“…An increment-decrement stochastic-process life table model that continuously mixes measures of functional change is developed to represent age transitions…”
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The role of oxidative damage in mitochondria during aging: a review by Huang, Hai, Manton, Kenneth G

“…Aging is a complex process (or series of processes). Recent evidence suggests that several of its most important mechanisms are linked by means of cellular…”
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Cohort Changes in Active Life Expectancy in the U.S. Elderly Population: Experience From the 1982–2004 National Long-Term Care Survey by Manton, Kenneth G., Gu, XiLiang, Lowrimore, Gene R.

“…Objectives. To understand declines in chronic disability prevalence in the U.S. elderly population, we examined cohort changes in active life expectancy, a…”
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SOD2 polymorphisms: unmasking the effect of polymorphism on splicing by Shao, Jing, Chen, Lishan, Marrs, Brian, Lee, Lin, Huang, Hai, Manton, Kenneth G, Martin, George M, Oshima, Junko

“…The SOD2 gene encodes an antioxidant enzyme, mitochondrial superoxide dismutase. SOD2 polymorphisms are of interest because of their potential roles in the…”
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Whether ionizing radiation is a risk factor for schizophrenia spectrum disorders? by Loganovsky, Konstantin N., Volovik, Sergij V., Manton, Kenneth G., Bazyka, Dimitry A., Flor-Henry, Pierre

“…The neural diathesis-stressor hypothesis of schizophrenia, where neurobiological genetic predisposition to schizophrenia can be provoked by environmental…”
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Medicare Cost Effects of Recent U.S. Disability Trends in the Elderly: Future Implications by Manton, Kenneth G., Lamb, Vicki L., XiLiang Gu

“…Objective: The authors examine how trends in disability prevalence and in inflation-adjusted per capita, per annum Medicare costs, 1982 to 1999 and 1989 to…”
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ROS effects on neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders: on environmental stresses of ionizing radiation by Manton, Kenneth G, Volovik, Serge, Kulminski, Alexander

“…Neurodegenerative processes associated with Alzheimer's disease are complex and involve many CNS tissue types, structures and biochemical processes. Factors…”
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Health-Protective and Adverse Effects of the Apolipoprotein E ε2 Allele in Older Men by KULMINSKI, Alexander M, UKRAINTSEVA, Svetlana V, ARBEEV, Konstantin G, MANTON, Kenneth G, OSHIMA, Junko, MARTIN, George M, IL'YASOVA, Dora, YASHIN, Anatoli I

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Blood pressure and mortality risk in the elderly by Taylor, J O, Cornoni-Huntley, J, Curb, J D, Manton, K G, Ostfeld, A M, Scherr, P, Wallace, R B

“…Blood pressure was assessed between 1981 and 1983 in all persons over age 65 years in three communities (East Boston, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut;…”
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