Seasonality in human mortality: a demographic approach
Auteur :
Rau, Roland
Éditeur :
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN :
9783540449003
Date de publication :
16 oct. 2006
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
Seasonal fluctuations in mortality are a persistent phenomenon across populations. This does, however, not explain why in colder countries the differences between winter and summer mortality are smaller than in countries with warm or moderate climate.