Human mortality at extreme ages: Data from the NLTCS and linked medicare records

Mathematical Population Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-159

  Manton, Kenneth G ^a   Akushevich, Igor ^a   Kulminski, Alexander ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic heterogeneity; Dynamic frailty; Medicare Part B data; Mortality plateau; National Long term Care Survey; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AGING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; HETEROGENEITY; MODELING; MORTALITY; SENESCENCE;

EID: 49049110310     PISSN: 08898480     EISSN: 1547724X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08898480802221665     Document Type: Article

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