Retracing Hotbeds of the 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic. Spatial Differences in Seasonal Excess Mortality in the Netherlands
A century ago, the 1918–19 influenza pandemic swept across the globe, taking the lives of over 50 million people. We use data from the Dutch civil registry to show which regions in the Netherlands were most affected by the 1918–19 pandemic. We do so for the entire 1918 year as well as the first, se...
Main Authors: | Rick J. Mourits, Ruben Schalk, Albert Meroño-Peñuela, Joe Raad, Auke Rijpma, Bram van den Hout, Richard L. Zijdeman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Instititute of Social History
2021-03-01
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Series: | Historical Life Course Studies |
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Online Access: | https://openjournals.nl/index.php/hlcs/article/view/9584 |
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