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Survival as a Function of Life Expectancy

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  • Maxim Finkelstein

    (University of the Free State)

  • James W. Vaupel

    (Syddansk Universitet)

Abstract

It is well known that life expectancy can be expressed as an integral of the survival curve. The reverse - that the survival function can be expressed as an integral of life expectancy - is also true.

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  • Maxim Finkelstein & James W. Vaupel, 2009. "Survival as a Function of Life Expectancy," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 21(29), pages 879-884.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:21:y:2009:i:29
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.29
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    1. Joshua R. Goldstein, 2009. "Life lived equals life left in stationary populations," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 20(2), pages 3-6.
    2. Maxim Finkelstein, 2008. "Failure Rate Modelling for Reliability and Risk," Springer Series in Reliability Engineering, Springer, number 978-1-84800-986-8, November.
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