The in-hospital mortality rates of slaves and freemen: Evidence from Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1855-1860

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-252

  Pritchett, Jonathan ^a   Yun, Myeong Su ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Mortality; New Orleans; Oaxaca type decomposition; Slavery

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349136913     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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