Human Mortality and Chronic Disease Incidence at Extreme Ages: New Data and Analysis • Igor Akushevich, Duke University ; Kenneth G. Manton, Duke University ; Aliaksandr Kulminski, Duke University

Patterns of Mortality Improvement over Age and Time: Estimation, Presentation and Implications • Kirill F. Andreev, Queen's University ; James W. Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

The Pattern of Mortality Convergence in Older Ages • Sang Lim Lee, Utah State University ; Philip B. Mason, Utah State University

Socioeconomic Differentials in Mortality among the Oldest Old in China • Haiyan Zhu, University of Michigan