Mortality and Longevity Projections for the Oldest-Old in Portugal

The mortality decline observed in developed countries over the last decades significantly increased the number of those surviving up to older ages. Mortality improvements are naturally viewed as a positive change for individuals and as a substantial social achievement for societies, but create new c...

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Main Author: Bravo, Jorge (author)
Other Authors: Coelho, Edviges (author), Magalhães, Maria (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7581
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/7581