The "Tuberculous cattle trust" Disease contagion in an era of regulatory uncertainty

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 929-963

  Olmstead, Alan L ^a   Rhode, Paul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; DISEASE CONTROL; LIVESTOCK FARMING; REGULATORY APPROACH; TUBERCULOSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12944254273     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022050704043049     Document Type: Article

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