Volume 36 - Article 1 | Pages 1–40
Socioeconomic and cultural differentials in mortality in a late 19th century urban setting: A linked records study from Tartu, Estonia, 1897-1900
By Hannaliis Jaadla, Allan Puur, Kaja Rahu
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