A multilevel event history analysis of the effects of grandmothers on child mortality in a historical German population

We analyzed data from the historic population of the Krummhörn (Ostfriesland, Germany, 1720-1874) to determine the effects of grandparents in general and grandmothers in particular on child mortality. Multilevel event-history models were used to test how the survival of grandparents in gene...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2002-09-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol7/13/