Health conditions of immigrant jews on the lower east side of New York: 1880-1914

Medical History

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1981, Pages 1-40

  Dwork, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY; IMMIGRANT; MORBIDITY;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 19TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENT.; JEWS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEW YORK CITY;

EID: 0019385427     PISSN: 00257273     EISSN: 20488343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025727300034086     Document Type: Article

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