The late emergence of socioeconomic mortality differentials: A micro-level study of adult mortality in southern Sweden 1815-1968

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-400

  Bengtsson, Tommy ^a   Dribe, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult mortality; Inequality; Socioeconomic differences; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051799013     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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