Revisiting the mortality of France and Italy with the multiple-cause-of-death approach

Revisiting the mortality of France and Italy with the multiple-cause-of-death approach

In this paper, we use the multiple cause-of-death approach to compare the mortality profiles of France and Italy in 2003. Our analysis leads to a substantial re-evaluation of the role played by certain conditions in the process leading to death. Regarding the associations of causes, we distinguish t...

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Main Authors: Aline Desesquelles, Michele Antonio Salvatore, Luisa Frova, Monica Pace, Marilena Pappagallo, France Meslé, Viviana Egidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2010-10-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
cause of death
France
international comparisons
Italy
mortality
multiple causes of death
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/28/

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