Understanding Mortality Rate Deceleration and Heterogeneity

DOI10.1080/08898480500452117zbMath1151.91741OpenAlexW2107396126MaRDI QIDQ5469977

Kenneth W. Wachter, David Steinsaltz

Publication date: 29 May 2006

Published in: Mathematical Population Studies (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/08898480500452117

zbMATH Keywords

Laplace transformsheterogeneityfrailtyhazard functionsbiodemographymortality plateaus

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Population dynamics (general) (92D25) Mathematical geography and demography (91D20)

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Uses Software

• Human Mortality

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