On the thermodynamical and biological interpretation of the gompertzian mortality rate distribution
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
- Vol. 42 (3), 197-214
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0047-6374(88)90047-4
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