In search of the 'Urban Penalty': Exploring urban and rural mortality patterns in Spain during the demographic transition

International Journal of Population Geography

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-127

  Dyson, Tim ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON;

SPAIN;

EID: 0035000549     PISSN: 10773495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijpg.212     Document Type: Article

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