Anthropometric evidence on living standards in Northern Italy, 1730-1860

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 351-381

  A'Hearn, Brian ^a  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LIVING STANDARD; NINETEENTH CENTURY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ITALY;

EID: 0041730274     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050703001827     Document Type: Article

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