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On the Paper by Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova entitled “Trends in Human Species-Specific Lifespan and Actuarial Aging Rate” Published in Biochemistry (Moscow), Vol. 87, Nos. 12-13, pp. 1622-1633 (2022)

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The methodology used for analyzing the survival process should keep in mind heterogeneity in empirical data. Cross-sectional data are more heterogeneous in comparison with birth-cohort data.

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Mikhalsky, A.I. On the Paper by Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova entitled “Trends in Human Species-Specific Lifespan and Actuarial Aging Rate” Published in Biochemistry (Moscow), Vol. 87, Nos. 12-13, pp. 1622-1633 (2022). Biochemistry Moscow 88, 162–163 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006297923010145

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