Inequality and infant and childhood mortality in the United States in the twentieth century

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 418-428

  Haines, Michael R ^a,b  

^a Colgate University ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Early child mortality; Infant mortality; Social class; United states

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051788341     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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