Response to Comment on "The plateau of human mortality: Demography of longevity pioneers".
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Abstract
Beltrán-Sánchez <i>et al</i> based their comment on misleading calculations of the maximum survival age. With realistic numbers of people attaining age 105 and the estimated plateau, the Jeanne Calment record is indeed plausible.
Medical subject headings
- Demography
- Longevity