Geographical mortality patterns in Italy: A Bayesian analysis

Demographic Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 2009, Pages 435-466

  Divino, Fabio ^a   Egidi, Viviana ^b   Salvatore, Michele Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 65649134726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.18     Document Type: Article

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