Discussing the Strehler-Mildvan model of mortality
BACKGROUND Half a century ago Strehler and Mildvan (1960) have published the seminal paper that, based on some assumptions (postulates), theoretically 'justified' the Gompertz law of mortality. OBJECTIVE We wish to discuss assumptions and limitations of the original Strehler-Mildva...
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| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol26/9/ |