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From atheoretical to informed mortality modelling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2015

D. French  and
C. O’Hare
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Sessional meetings: papers and abstracts of discussions
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British Actuarial Journal , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 2016 , pp. 95 - 96
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© Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 2015 

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