Baili, P.; Micheli, A.; Montanari, A.; Capocaccia, R. - In: Mathematical Population Studies 12 (2005) 4, pp. 183-198
To estimate mortality due to cancer, it is necessary to have mortality data by year of age in the population of cancer patients. When such data are not available, estimating one-year (complete) life tables from five-year (abridged) life tables is necessary. Four such methods—Elandt-Johnson,...