Evolution of survival at old ages during the 20th Century in Emilia Romagna

The paper presents some preliminary results of a project devoted to the analysis of adult and elderly mortality evolution in a Northern Italian region, Emilia Romagna, during the health transition. Starting from the construction of 14 period life tables (1871-2007) according to a standardised proced...

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Main Authors: Rosella Rettaroli, Giulia Roli, Alessandra Samoggia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2013-05-01
Series:Statistica
Online Access:http://rivista-statistica.unibo.it/article/view/3550