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Cook, L. M.; And Others – Journal of Biological Education, 1980
Presents a method for calculating age specific expectation of life for human populations by examining obituary entries in newspapers, tombstones, and parish records. Examples are given which illustrate large differences between the sexes, social classes, and dates at a given locality. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Age, Biology, College Science, Demography