Les causes de la mortalité pendant la Grande Famine
A comparison with the Nordeste region of Brazil suggests that the Irish, despite their poverty and recurring food shortages, were in good health prior to the Great Famine. But the exceptional length of the Famine weakened their immunitary defenses and they became vulnerable to numerous infections. Y...
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Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/228 |