Author response: Debating mortality trends in 19th century Britain

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 705-709

  Szreter, Simon ^a  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 4644235815     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh143     Document Type: Article

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