Health, height, and the household at the turn of the twentieth century

Economic History Review

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-53

  Bailey, Roy E ^a   Hatton, Timothy J ^a   Inwood, Kris ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HEIGHT; MALE; SOCIAL HISTORY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84954385072     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: 14680289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ehr.12099     Document Type: Article

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