A health transition: Birth weights, households and survival in an Australian working-class population sample born 1857-1900

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1070-1083

  McCalman, Janet ^a   Morley, Ruth ^b   Mishra, Gita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult lifespan; Australia; Birth weight; Class; Historical; Household economy; Infant mortality

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFANT MORTALITY; POPULATION TYPE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFESPAN; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 38749126463     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.11.040     Document Type: Article

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