The determinants of life expectancy: An analysis of the OECD health data

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 768-783

  Shaw, James W ^a   Horrace, William C ^b   Vogel, Ronald J ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SyracuseUniversity ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 18144404190     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20062079     Document Type: Article

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