No consistent effects of prenatal or neonatal exposure to Spanish flu on late-life mortality in 24 developed countries

Demographic Research

Volumn 22, Issue , 2010, Pages 579-634

  Cohen, Alan A ^a   Tillinghast, John ^b   Canudas Romo, Vladimir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955058994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.20     Document Type: Article

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