Preparing for the Pox: A theory of smallpox in Bengal and Britain

Asian Journal of Social Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 304-339

  Naraindas, Harish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION;

INDIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 0142126232     PISSN: 15684849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853103322318252     Document Type: Article

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