The mortality crisis of 1623 in north-west England

Local Population Studies

Volumn , Issue 58, 1997, Pages 14-25

  Scott, S ^a   Duncan, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL STUDY; MORTALITY CRISIS; POPULATION MORTALITY; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY;

UK, ENGLAND, (NORTHWEST);

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STARVATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STARVATION;

EID: 0031284908     PISSN: 01432974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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