Long-term Mortality Patterns in Chinese History: Evidence from a Recorded Clan Population

Population Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-127

  Zhao, Zhongwei ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAN PEOPLE; CLAN SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; GENEALOGICAL STUDY; HISTORICAL STUDY; MORTALITY RATES;

ARTICLE; CHINA; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CHINA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; HISTORY, EARLY MODERN 1451-1600; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HISTORY, MODERN 1601-; HUMANS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 0031415153     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000149856     Document Type: Article

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