How long will we live?

Population and Development Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-628

  Bongaarts, John ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 33751527184     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2006.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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