Survival as a Function of Life Expectancy
It is well known that life expectancy can be expressed as an integral of the survival curve. The reverse - that the survival function can be expressed as an integral of life expectancy - is also true.
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| author | James Vaupel Maxim Finkelstein |
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| description | It is well known that life expectancy can be expressed as an integral of the survival curve. The reverse - that the survival function can be expressed as an integral of life expectancy - is also true. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-777baa9e836b46ab9207431b9f790fe42022-12-22T02:59:10ZengMax Planck Institute for Demographic ResearchDemographic Research1435-98712009-12-012129Survival as a Function of Life ExpectancyJames VaupelMaxim FinkelsteinIt is well known that life expectancy can be expressed as an integral of the survival curve. The reverse - that the survival function can be expressed as an integral of life expectancy - is also true.http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/29/ |
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| title | Survival as a Function of Life Expectancy |
| title_full | Survival as a Function of Life Expectancy |
| title_fullStr | Survival as a Function of Life Expectancy |
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| title_short | Survival as a Function of Life Expectancy |
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| url | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/29/ |
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