A Comparative Study of Adult Mortality in Taiwan and the United States in the Twentieth Century /

This dissertation is a historically comparative study of adult mortality between Taiwan and the United States throughout the 20th century. The 20th century was characterized by the largest rise in life expectancy at birth and the most rapid decrease in mortality in recorded human history. This disse...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Zhang, Yuting (Author)
Other Authors:	Poston, Dudley L., 1940- (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Texas] : [Texas A & M University], [2013]
Subjects:	Major Sociology. Adult mortality Life expectancy Logistic model of mortality Cox hazard model Smoking Obesity Taiwan United States
Online Access:	Link to OAK Trust copy