On the incompatibility of Gompertz or Weibull survival dynamics with exponentially distributed individual lifespans
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Publication:1101038
DOI10.1007/BF02459951zbMath0641.92013OpenAlexW4240211026WikidataQ52579769 ScholiaQ52579769MaRDI QIDQ1101038
Matthew Witten, Frank M. Guess
Publication date: 1988
Published in: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02459951
exponential survival distributionGompertz survival distributionstrictly increasing mortality rateWeibull survival distribution
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