Lifesaving explains mortality decline with time

DOI10.1016/j.mbs.2005.04.004zbMath1111.91034WikidataQ46820608 ScholiaQ46820608MaRDI QIDQ2567076

M. S. Finkelstein

Publication date: 29 September 2005

Published in: Mathematical Biosciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2005.04.004

zbMATH Keywords

Poisson process; minimal repair; heterogeneous populations; Gompertz law of mortality; lifesaving

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

91D20: Mathematical geography and demography

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