The plague in Penrith, Cumbria, 1597/8: Its causes, biology and consequences

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-21

  Scott, S ^a   Duncan, C J ^a   Duncan, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PLAGUE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STARVATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; PLAGUE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX FACTORS; STARVATION;

AGE SPECIFIC MORTALITY; BUBONIC PLAGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HISTORICAL STUDY; MORTALITY RATE; POPULATION IMPACT; SIXTEENTH CENTURY;

UK, ENGLAND, CUMBRIA, PENRITH;

EID: 0029665747     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469600004232     Document Type: Article

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