Comparing mortality estimates based on different administrative records

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-224

  Rogers, Richard G ^a   Carrigan, Jacqueline A ^a   Kovar, Mary Grace ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b National Opinion Research Center (NORC)   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential mortality; Life expectancy; Racial and ethnic differences

Indexed keywords

AGE DISPARITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY ESTIMATION; RACIAL DISPARITY;

EID: 0031422872     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005701215586     Document Type: Review

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