Emergence of Supercentenarians in Low-Mortality Countries

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 54-63

  Robine, Jean Marie ^a   Vaupel, James W ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Max Planck   (Germany)

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EID: 85011135999     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2002.10596057     Document Type: Article

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