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International Journal of Epidemiology 2006 35(5):1270-1271; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl194
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Commentary: Do older men and women gain equally from improving childhood conditions?

Eileen M Crimmins* and Caleb E Finch

Andrus Gerontology Center, and USC College, Department of Biological Sciences and Sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, USA

* Corresponding author. E-mail: crimmin@usc.edu

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The relationship between early and late mortality within cohorts has been well-established.1–4 Catalano and Bruckner add evidence that birth cohorts subjected to higher mortality ‘than expected’ before age 5 have higher mortality ‘than expected’ after age 5.5 Their contribution employed evidence from three countries to document a link between cohort mortality at younger and older ages. Methods developed for time-series analysis were used to correct for trends, cycles, and autocorrelation. After eliminating the effect of a common trend, this analysis further supports the link between early and late life mortality in cohorts. A novel aspect finding is . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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