The Characteristics Approach to the Measurement of Population Aging

Population and Development Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 673-685

  Sanderson, Warren C ^a,b   Scherbov, Sergei ^b,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DISABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY;

EID: 84889592841     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2013.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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