Elderly persons and members of their households in England and wales from preindustrial times to the present

Aging in the Past: Demography, Society, and Old Age

Volumn , Issue , 2024, Pages 81-106

  Wall, Richard ^a  

^a Cambridge Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

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