Alimentary diseases in the poor and middle class in London 1773-1815, and in New York poor 1797-1818

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1709-1714

  Baron, J H ^a   Sonnenberg, A ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DYSPEPSIA; EPIDEMIC; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DYSPEPSIA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONDON; NEW YORK CITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0036791090     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01343.x     Document Type: Article

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