World mortality 1950-2000: divergence replaces convergence from the late 1980s
OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate to what extent worldwide improvements in mortality over the past 50 years have been accompanied by convergence in the mortality experience of the world's population. METHODS: We have adopted a novel approach to the objective measurement of global mortality co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2005-03-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005000300013&lng=en&tlng=en |