The Derivation of Life Tables for Local Areas

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 52-56

  Manuel, Douglas G ^a   Goel, Vivek ^a,b   Ivan Williams, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Demography; Demography methods; Health status; Health status indicators standards; Life expectancy; Life tables; Ontario epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ONTARIO; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031624097     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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