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Zopf, Paul E.

Mortality patterns and trends in the United States / Paul E. Zopf,
Jr.

p. cm. -- (Studies in population and urban demography, ISSN
0147-1104; no. 7)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-26769-3 (alk. paper)

1. Mortality--United States. I. Title. II. Series.

HB1335.Z67 1992

304.6′4′0973--dc2O 92-15488

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1992 by Paul E. Zopf, Jr.

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 92-15488

ISBN: 0-313-26769-3

ISSN: 0147-1104

First published in 1992

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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