Longevity studies based on kernel hazard estimation

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-204

  Felipe, Angie ^a   Guillen, Montserrat ^a   Nielsen, Jens Perch ^b  

^a Estadistica i Economia Espanyola U ^*

^b Codan ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Boundary correction; C14; Counting process theory; IB10; IB12; IM02; J11 (IME) IM21; Kernel estimation; Marker dependent hazards; Mortality trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041819589     PISSN: 01676687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6687(00)00076-7     Document Type: Article

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