Estimated life tables for the united states, 1850–1910

Historical Methods

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 149-169

  Haines, Michael R ^a  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

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DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; LIFE TABLE; METHODOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032430916     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: 19401906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01615449809601197     Document Type: Article

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