From divergence to convergence: The sex differential in life expectancy in Canada, 1971-2000

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-122

  Trovato, Frank ^a   Lalu, Nirannanilathu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 34248351572     PISSN: 00084948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2007.tb01149.x     Document Type: Review

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