Estimating life expectancy using an age-cohort model in Taiwan

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 214-217

  Lee, W C ^a   Hsieh, R L ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAIWAN; VITAL STATISTICS;

AGE COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0029662565     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.2.214     Document Type: Article

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