The measure of man and older age mortality: Evidence from the Gould sample

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-23

  Costa, Dora L ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FUTURE PROSPECT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MORTALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942499456     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s002205070400258x     Document Type: Article

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