Trajectories of Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality among the U.S. Elderly Population: Evidence from the 1984–1999 NLTCS

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 16-53

  Stallard, Eric ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955156572     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2007.10597465     Document Type: Article

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