Sickness, insurance and health: Assessing trends in morbidity through friendly society records

During the last twenty years, social and demographic historians have used a variety of approaches to investigate the health of past generations. Whilst a great deal of effort has been devoted to the analysis of anthropometric indicators, a smaller number of historians have used friendly society reco...

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Main Authors: Edwards, Claudia (Author), Gorsky, Martin (Author), Harris, Bernard (Author), Hinde, Andrew (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2003.
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