Time trends in social class mortality differentials in the Netherlands, 1820-1920: An assessment based on indirect estimation techniques

Social Science History

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-153

  van Poppel, Frans ^a   Jennissen, Roel ^b   Mandemakers, Kees ^c,d  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Ministry of Justice   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL HISTORY   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 67650722770     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: 15278034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-2008-017     Document Type: Article

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