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Download or read book Basic Demographic Techniques and Applications written by K Srinivasan and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 1998-02-09 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This useful book focuses on elementary demographic techniques and their application in the field of public health. Presented in a easy-to-understand style, each chapter features examples and exercises to facilitate comprehension. Topics covered include: computation of basic measures of fertility and mortality, construction of life tables, techniques of standardization, demographic models and evaluation of programs. The book concludes with a description of useful software packages for the teaching and learning of demographic models.