Macroeconomic fluctuations and mortality in Postwar Japan

Demography

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-343

  Tapia Granados, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 51449111006     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0008     Document Type: Article

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