Evaluation of methodologies for small area life expectancy estimation

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-249

  Eayres, D ^a   Williams, E S ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Adur Arun Worthing Prim Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; DEATH; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLES; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1342343939     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.009654     Document Type: Article

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