Did smallpox reduce height? Stature and the standard of living in London, 1770-1873

Economic History Review

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 541-560

  Voth, Hans Joachim ^a   Leunig, Timothy ^a  

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EID: 0041576175     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.1996.tb00581.x     Document Type: Review

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