MANTON, KENNETH; AKUSHEVICH, IGOR; KULMINSKI, ALEXANDER - In: Mathematical Population Studies 15 (2008) 3, pp. 137-159
An analysis using the 1982-1999 National Long-term Care Survey (NLTCS) linked to Medicare vital statistics data 1982-2003 focused on deaths at ages 85 + where deviations from the Gompertz mortality function are often observed. To model the complex mortality patterns observed at late age,...
