Elderly mortality in Italian regions at the beginning of the health transition (1881-1921)

The paper aims to highlight and analyze possible regional patterns of mortality at advanced age (70-90 years) in Italy at the turn of the nineteenth century. The available data are referred to four distinct occasions, namely 1881-82, 1900-01, 1911-12 and 1921-22. After focusing attention on several...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Del Panta, Daniela Giovanna Calò, Laura M.B. Belotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2013-05-01
Series:Statistica
Online Access:http://rivista-statistica.unibo.it/article/view/3558