Sensitivity of life disparity with respect to changes in mortality rates

Demographic Research

Volumn 23, Issue , 2010, Pages 63-72

  Wagner, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 77955015205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.3     Document Type: Article

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