grandi vecchi
English translation: oldest old
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| 01:11 Jan 19, 2008 |
| Italian to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Population aging | |||||||
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| 4 | super seniors |
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| 4 | oldest old |
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| 3 | elders |
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elders Explanation: elder(s): Use to identify those who are discernibly in later life. http://www.asaging.org/media/pdfs/glossaryofterms.pdf Reference: http://www.geronurse.com/en/gerontological-nursing/glossary.... |
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2 hrs confidence:
super seniors Explanation: at least in the USA Reference: http://www.superseniors.net |
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4 hrs confidence:
oldest old Explanation: Mi sembra che calzi bene.. The increase in the numbers of elderly people (65 years of age and over) and especially the oldest old (those 80 years of age and over), http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2459/is_n6_v26/ai_202... We define oldest old as people aged 75 and over. http://www.tomorrowproject.net/pub/1__GLIMPSES/Life_course/-... In the United States life expectancy in 1900 at age 65 for both sexes combined was less than 12 years and only 13 percent of all 65 year olds could expect to reach age 85 and join the ranks of the oldest old. http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/papers/wp_2003-10.pdf etc...moltissime referenze |
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oldest old Explanation: From Wiki Differences are sometimes made between populations of adults; as McFadden (2005) points out, divisions are sometimes made between the young old (65-74), the middle old (75-84) and the oldest old (those aged 85 and above). Reference: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk... Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging |
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