Limitless longevity: Comment on the contribution of rectangularization to the secular increase of life expectancy

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 914-916

  Modig, Karin ^a   Drefahl, Sven ^a,b   Ahlbom, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SECULARISM; SENESCENCE; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84881600325     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt035     Document Type: Article

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