Open AccessThe use of the Gompertz function to relate changes in life expectancy to the standardized mortality ratio
Author(s) -
J. L. Haybittle
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/27.5.885
Subject(s) - life expectancy , gompertz function , demography , standardized mortality ratio , mortality rate , medicine , gerontology , statistics , mathematics , population , sociology
Change in life expectancy may be more readily appreciated by a lay person as a measure of risk than the standardized mortality ratio (SMR).
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