Centenarians and supercentenarians: a black swan. Emerging social, medical and surgical problems

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The Black Swan Theory was described by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book “The Black Swan”. This theory refers to “high-impact, hard-to-predict, and rare events beyond the realm of normal expectations”. According to Taleb’s criteria, a Black Swan Event is a surpri...

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Main Authors: Vacante Marco, D’Agata Velia, Motta Massimo, Malaguarnera Giulia, Biondi Antonio, Basile Francesco, Malaguarnera Michele, Gagliano Caterina, Drago Filippo, Salamone Salvatore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Surgery