Infectious disease among enslaved African Americans at Eaton's Estate, Warren County, North Carolina, ca. 1830-1850

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 107-117

  Lambert, Patricia M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Congenital syphilis; Health; Slavery; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846408340     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006001000017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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