The late life legacy of very early life / / Gabriele Doblhammer [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Doblhammer Gabriele
• Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 204 p. ) : ill.
• Disciplina: 303.6/45
• Soggetto topico: Seasons; Demography; Life Expectancy; Life expectancy; Season of birth; Mortality; Longevity; Health status indicators
• Soggetto genere / forma: Statistics.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-204).
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The demographic and epidemiological context -- ; 2. Month-of-birth patterns in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere -- ; 3. Five hypothesis -- ; 4. Differences in life span by month of birth in the United States -- ; 5. Month of birth and causes of death in the United States -- ; 6. Cohort and age effects -- ; 7. The month-of-birth patterns of migrants and farmers -- ; 8. Does the month-of-birth effect exist in cohorts born today? -- ; 9. Summary.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The monograph demonstrates the widespread existence of differences in life span by month of birth in the elderly populations of contemporary societies. It provides evidence that the pattern is linked to the seasons of the year by comparing the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere."--Jacket.
• Titolo autorizzato: The late life legacy of very early life
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996320692603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno