Life expectancy, infant mortality and malnutrition in preindustrial Europe: A contemporary explanation

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-95

  Knapp, Vincent J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EUROPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT NUTRITION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POVERTY;

ADULT; CHILD; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; EUROPE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POVERTY;

EID: 0031608814     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010609801200201     Document Type: Article

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