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+Version: 2.0.5
+Date: 2023-10-27 08:19:24 UTC
+SHA: 63a17dc3789e97fa12908206ea1d96e068fbdbb7
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+## R CMD check results ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── MortalityTables 2.0.5 ────
+Duration: 3m 53.3s
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+0 errors ✔ | 0 warnings ✔ | 0 notes ✔
+
+
+This is a patch version to correct wrong vector index offsets in Austrian mortality data.