The Oldest Old.

INTRODUCTION: R.M. Suzman, K.G. Manton, and D.P. Willis: Introducing the oldest old C.M. Taeuber and I. Rosenwaike: A demographic portrait S.H. Preston: Cohort succession G.C. Myers, B.B. Torrey, and K. Kinsella: An international comparison PART II: PROBLEMS IN STUDYING THE OLDEST OLD: K.G. Manton and R.M. Suzman: Conceptual issues in the design and analysis of national longitudinal surveys W.L. Rodgers and A.R. Herzog: Collecting data: problems and procedures R.B. Wallace, F.J. Kohout, and P.L. Coulsher: Interview surveys K.G. Manton: Mortality and life expectancy changes E.C. Hadley: Causes of death among the oldest old PART III: THE DYNAMICS OF BECOMING THE OLDEST OLD: K.G. Manton and B.J. Soldo: Disability and mortality: implications for current and future health and long term service needs P. Doty: Institutional long-term care from an international perspective J.C. Cornoni-Huntley et al: Epidemiology of physical and cogitive disability D.A. Evans et al: The impact of Alzheimer's disease in the United States population PART IV: A SOCIAL PORTRAIT OF THE OLDEST OLD: M.G. Kovar and R.S. Stone: Living arrangements R.C. Gibson and J.S. Jackson: The black oldest old: health, functioning and informal support R.M. Suzman et al: The robust oldest old: optimistic perspectives for increasing healthy life expectancy G.L. Atkins: Making it last: Economic resources PART V: SOCIAL AND MEDICAL POLICY TOWARD THE OLDEST OLD: B.B. Torrey: Sharing increasing costs on declining income: the visible dilemma of the invisible aged R.H. Binstock: Intergenerational equity.