title: Centenarians: the older you get, the healthier you have been.
abstract: A retrospective analysis of the health and functional status of centenarians shows they are healthy and independent for most of their lives and experience a relatively rapid terminal decline.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hitt
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Young-Xu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perls
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D012189:Retrospective Studies