Life Expectancy Comparison between a Study Cohort and a Reference Population
Questions of life expectancy are highly relevant in clinical practice, in particular if one is interested in the life expectancy loss due to a certain disease in comparison with the general population. Therefore, we propose a methodology which enables the researcher to compare more easily life expec...
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| Language: | English |
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Austrian Statistical Society
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Austrian Journal of Statistics |
| Online Access: | http://www.ajs.or.at/index.php/ajs/article/view/121 |