Hypothetical errors and plateaus: A response to Newman.

Newman questions recent claims about a plateau in mortality rates for Italians beyond age 105 on the basis of a hypothetical model. His model implies implausibly high error rates for extreme ages. For individuals over 110, for whom birth certificates have been collected, the form in which Italian bi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kenneth W Wachter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000076