Age, sickness, and longevity in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries: Evidence from the Hampshire Friendly Society

Social Science History

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 571-600

  Gorsky, Martin ^a   Harris, Bernard ^b   Hinde, Andrew ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845928689     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-2006-010     Document Type: Article

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