A comparison of parametric models for mortality graduation. Application to mortality data for the Valencia Region (Spain)

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Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-288

  Debon A ^a   Montes, F ^b   Sala, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gompertz Makeham functions; Heligman and Pollard's laws; Parametric graduation

Indexed keywords

EID: 31944451097     PISSN: 16962281     EISSN: 20138830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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