Geographic patterns of population longevity and reproductive longevity in Sardinia • Graziella Caselli, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Daniela Pierannunzio, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Paola Astolfi, Dept. Genetics and Microbiology "A.Buzzati-Traverso", Pavia, Italy ; Laura Attinia Zonta, Dept. Genetics and Microbiology "A. Buzzati-Traverso"

The mortality of twins: a case study using data from the French family surveys and the French Longitudinal Study (EDP) • Gilles Pison, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Nadège Couvert, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

The role of parents’ age at death in the perception of health among the oldest-old • Dorly J. H. Deeg, Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine ; Marja Jylha, University of Tampere

Transmission of increased familial mortality risk • Joop Garssen, Statistics Netherlands ; Ingeborg Deerenberg, Statistics Netherlands