Spatial inequalities in infant survival at an early stage of the longevity revolution: A pan-European view across 5000+ regions and localities in 1910

Demographic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1849-1864

  Klüsener, Sebastian ^a   Devos, Isabelle ^b   Ekamper, Peter ^c   Gregory, Ian N ^d   Gruber, Siegfried ^a   Martí Henneberg, Jordi ^e   van Poppel, Frans ^a,f   da Silveira, Luís Espinha ^g   Solli, Arne ^h  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 84902491254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.68     Document Type: Article

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