Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10513859 | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We recommend that the assumptions of the life table, in this case about the remaining life expectancy of avoided deaths, are carefully evaluated in all applications. Interdisciplinary efforts to develop models to detect and quantify tempo effects from life expectancy calculations should be put on the research agenda.
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Authors
Frederik Peters, Wilma J. Nusselder, Johan P. Mackenbach,