Attrition in heterogeneous cohorts

In a heterogeneous cohort, the change with age in the force of mortality or some other kind of hazard or intensity of attrition depends on how the hazard changes with age for the individuals in the cohort and on how the composition of the cohort changes due to the loss of those most vulnerable to at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James Vaupel, Zhen Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2010-10-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/26/