Distortion of regional old-age mortality rates due to migration in the period prior to death in the Netherlands?
BACKGROUND Regional mortality differences are an important public health indicator and can serve as the basis for population forecasts and local planning. Health-related migration at old age may distort observed regional mortality. OBJECTIVE We assess whether internal migration in late life has the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/5/ |