Birth cohort patterns suggest that infant survival predicts adult mortality rates

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 174-183

  Meza, R ^a   Pourbohloul, B ^a   Brunham, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adult mortality patterns; birth cohort effects; Gompertz mortality; infant and fetal conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969295421     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174410000218     Document Type: Article

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