Changes in educational differentials in old-age mortality in Finland and Sweden between 1971-1975 and 1996-2000

Demographic Research

Volumn 26, Issue , 2012, Pages 489-510

  Zarulli, Virginia ^a,b   Jasilionis, Domantas ^b   Jdanov, Dmitri A ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c NEW ECONOMIC SCHOOL   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 84864305539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.19     Document Type: Article

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