Short- and long-term consequences of early parental loss in the historical population of the Krummhörn (18th and 19th century)

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 488-500

  Willfuhr, Kai P ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTHER; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70349398377     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20909     Document Type: Article

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