Stature and frailty during the Black Death: The effect of stature on risks of epidemic mortality in London, A.D. 1348-1350

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1412-1419

  DeWitte, Sharon N ^a   Hughes Morey, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazards model; Paleodemography; Selective mortality; Transition analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MORTALITY; PEST OUTBREAK;

EUROPE;

EID: 84857115180     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.01.019     Document Type: Article

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