A handbook of parametric survival models for actuarial use

Scandinavian Actuarial Journal

Volumn , Issue 4, 2012, Pages 233-257

  Richards, S J ^a  

^a Richards Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Left truncation; Mortality laws; Survival models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871267502     PISSN: 03461238     EISSN: 16512030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03461238.2010.506688     Document Type: Article

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