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Changes in the age-at-death distribution in four low mortality countries

A nonparametric approach

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ID2636626
AuthorsNadine Ouellette (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), Robert Bourbeau (Université de Montréal)
Year2011
Volume25
Pages595-628
Publication date2011-09-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemographic Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1435-9871 • E-ISSN: 2363-7064
PublisherMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.4054/demres.2011.25.19
OpenAlexW2010642902
LanguageEN
Citations received30
References cited27

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, important transformations have occurred in the age-at-death distribution within human populations. We propose a flexible nonparametric smoothing approach based on P-splines to refine the monitoring of these

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Citations per year2,14
Citation span2012 - 2026 (15)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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