Why do lifespan variability trends for the young and old diverge? A perturbation analysis
<b>Background</b>: Variation in lifespan has followed strikingly different trends for the young and old: while overall lifespan variability has decreased as life expectancy at birth has risen, the variability conditional on survival to older ages has increased. These diverging trends ref...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2014-05-01
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Series: | Demographic Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol30/48/ |