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Centenarians (12)
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A Look at Centenarians 
A study on the growing segment of centenarian population by the Boston University School of Medicine. Includes glossary, newsletters, publications and related resources.
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Departments/PageMain.asp?Page=5749&DepartmentID=361
Ask Trudy 
Personal homepage of a centenarian. Includes her story, her secrets to long life, favorite jokes and quotes, and links to sites of interest to centenarians and other seniors.
http://www.geocities.com/trudy1899
Centenarians 
Featuring a new centenarian each month. Stories of people who lived to be 100.
http://www.hcoa.org/centenarians/centenarians.htm
Centenarians: Lives of a Century 
Ten American centenarians, all born before 1900, look back on a century that spanned Depression, world wars, and the advent of airplanes and automobiles.
http://www.csmonitor.com/atcsmonitor/specials/centenarians/
Centenarians: The Bonus Years 
Secrets of aging, discusses their amazing personal histories and looks at the difficulties of the very old in today's society.
http://www.healthpress.com/cent1.htm
Land of Sky Century Club 
Recognizes and honors individuals who are at least 100 years old in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties of North Carolina.
http://www.landofsky.org/aaa/programs/centuryclub.html
National Centenarian Awareness Project 
Nonprofit organization seeking to contact and honor all those 100 years old and older for their contributions to the past. Interviews, greeting cards and registry.
http://adlercentenarians.com/
South Plains Centenarians 
This site contains the life stories of 100 year old residents in nursing facilities on the South Plains of Texas.
http://www.geocities.com/southplains100/
Supercentenarians 
Lists the oldest authenticated centenarians above 112 years old and offers an archive of research articles.
http://www.supercentenarian.com/
The Georgia Centenarian Study 
University of Georgia Gerontology Center research on the conditions and needs of those who reach the age of 100 and beyond.
http://www.geron.uga.edu/research/centenarianstudy.php
The Health Report: Centenarian Study 
A group of researchers at Harvard Medical School have been trying to find out what it takes to reach the age of 100 or more. An interview with to two of the principal investigators, Drs Margery Silver and Dr Tom Perls.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s19117.htm
The Okinawa Centenarian Study 
Identifies eleven genetic and lifestyle factors responsible for successful, healthy aging.
http://www.okinawaprogram.com/
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