Statistical fallibility and the longevity of popes: William Farr meets Wilhelm Lexis [5]

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 802-805

  Hanley, James A ^a   Carrieri, Maria Patrizia ^b   Serraino, Diego ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CAREER; CLERGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

CATHOLICISM; CLERGY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

LEXIS;

EID: 33745612958     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl036     Document Type: Letter

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