The Oldest Old

INTRODUCTION: Introducing the oldest old, R.M. Suzman, K.G. Manton and P. Willis: A demographic portrait, C.M. Taeuber and I. Rosenwaike : Cohort sucession, S.H. Preston : An international comparison: G.C. Myers, B.B. Torrey and K. Kinsella : PROBLEMS IN STUDYING THE OLDEST OLD: Conceptual issues in the design and analysis of national longitudinal surveys, K.G. Manton and R.M. Suzman : Collecting data: Problems and procedures, W.L Rodgers and A.R. Herzog : Interview surveys, R.B. Wallace, F.J. Kohout and P.L. Coulsher : Mortality and life expectancy changes, G. Manton : Causes of death among the oldest old, E.C. Hadley : THE DYNAMICS OF BECOMING THE OLDEST OLD: Disability and mortality: Implications for current and future health and long term service needs, K.G Manton and B.J. Soldo : Institutional long-term care from an international perspective, P.Doty : Epidemiology of physical and cognitive disability, J.C. Cornoni-Huntley et al: The impact of Alzheimer's disease on the United States population, D.A. Evans et al : A SOCIAL PROTRAIT OF THE OLDEST OLD: Living arrangements, M.G. Kovar and R.S. Stone: The black oldest old: Health, functioning and informal support, R.C. Gibson and J.S. Jackson : The robust oldest old: Optimistic perspectives for increasing healthy life expectancy, R.M. Suzman et al : Making it last; Ecomomic resources, G.L. Atkins : SOCIAL AND MEDICAL POLICY TOWARD THE OLDES OLD: Sharing increasing costs on declining income: The visible dilemma of the invisible aged, B.B. Torrey : Intergenerational equity, R.H. Binstock.