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View SchemaA simple derivation of the Gompertz law for human mortality
| Authors | B. I. Shklovskii |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | q-bio/0411019 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0411019 |
| Journal | Theory in Biosciences, 123, 431 (2005) |
Abstract
The Gompertz law of dependence of human mortality rate on age is derived from a simple model of death as a result of the exponentially rare escape of abnormal cells from immunological response.
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