Wartime evacuation and the spread of infectious diseases: Epidemiological consequences of the dispersal of children from London during World War II

Journal of Historical Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 396-421

  Smallman Raynor, Matthew ^a   Nettleton, Cathryn ^b   Cliff, Andrew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MOBILITY; WAR;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0344272328     PISSN: 03057488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhge.2002.0417     Document Type: Article

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