Three dimensions of the survival curve: Horizontalization, verticalization, and longevity extension

Demography

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-258

  Cheung, Siu Lan Karen ^a   Robine, Jean Marie ^a   Tu, Edward Jow Ching ^b   Caselli, Graziella ^c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 22044449039     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2005.0012     Document Type: Article

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