Age patterns of mortality during the Black Death in London, A.D. 1349-1350

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3394-3400

  DeWitte, Sharon N ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Age specific mortality; Gompertz Makeham model; Medieval plague; Paleodemography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MEDIEVAL; MORTALITY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77957223446     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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