The long-term pattern of adult mortality and the highest attained age

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-43

  Thatcher, A R ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Extreme values; Lifespan; Logistic model; Longevity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTIMATION TECHNICS; HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL SURVEY; LENGTH OF LIFE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORLD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTIMATION TECHNICS; HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL SURVEY; LENGTH OF LIFE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCES; WORLD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL SCIENCES; STATISTICS;

EID: 0033248082     PISSN: 09641998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-985X.00119     Document Type: Article

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