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Questionable evidence for a limit to human lifespan

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, Max Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging, Biostatistics and Biodemography, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

    Adam Lenart & James W. Vaupel

  2. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

    Adam Lenart & James W. Vaupel

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A.L. and J.V. performed data analysis and contributed to writing the manuscript.

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Lenart, A., Vaupel, J. Questionable evidence for a limit to human lifespan. Nature 546, E13–E14 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22790

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