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Légaré, J., Bourbeau, R., Desjardins, B., Deblois, C. (2006). Variation in Cohort Size and Lower Mortality in the Elderly: Implications for Pay-As-You-Go Healthcare Systems. In: Yi, Z., Crimmins, E.M., Carrière, Y., Robine, JM. (eds) Longer Life and Healthy Aging. International Studies in Population, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4032-6_19
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