Seasonal mortality in Denmark: The role of sex and age

Demographic Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2003, Pages 197-222

  Rau, Ronald ^a   Doblhammer, Gabriele ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042526341     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2003.9.9     Document Type: Review

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