Differences in polio mortality by socioeconomic status in two southern Ontario counties, 1900–1937

Social Science History

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 305-332

  Battles, Heather T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85017563018     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: 15278034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ssh.2017.1     Document Type: Article

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