Water and Chicago's mortality transition, 1850-1925

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Ferrie, Joseph P ^a   Troesken, Werner ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago; Mills Reincke effect; Typhoid fever; Urban mortality transition; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849014303     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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