Frailty, sickness, and death: Models of morbidity and mortality in historical populations

Population Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 25-45

  Alter, George ^a   Riley, James C ^b  

^a Indiana University ^*

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEMOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, MODERN; STATISTICS;

HEALTH SURVEY; INSURANCE RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0024474279     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000143836     Document Type: Article

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