Geographic differences in life expectancy at age 50 in the United States compared with other high-income countries

International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages: Dimensions and Sources

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 333-336

  Wilmoth, John R ^a   Boe, Carl ^a   Barbieri, Magali ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

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EID: 85014364975     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/12945     Document Type: Chapter

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