14 February 2024 | research article

Longevity à la mode: A discretized derivative tests method for accurate estimation of the adult modal age at death

Paola Vazquez-Castillo, Marie-Pier Bergeron-Boucher, Trifon Missov

Volume: 50 Article ID: 11
Pages: 325–346
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2024.50.11

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25 August 2016 | research article

Insight on 'typical' longevity: An analysis of the modal lifespan by leading causes of death in Canada

Viorela Diaconu, Nadine Ouellette, Carlo Giovanni Camarda, Robert Bourbeau

Volume: 35 Article ID: 17
Pages: 471–504
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.35.17

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01 September 2015 | research article

Decomposing changes in life expectancy: Compression versus shifting mortality

Marie-Pier Bergeron-Boucher, Marcus Ebeling, Vladimir Canudas-Romo

Volume: 33 Article ID: 14
Pages: 391–424
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.33.14

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20 May 2015 | formal relationship

The Gompertz force of mortality in terms of the modal age at death

Trifon Missov, Adam Lenart, Laszlo Nemeth, Vladimir Canudas-Romo, James W. Vaupel

Volume: 32 Article ID: 36
Pages: 1031–1048
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.36

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