Excess Female Mortality in Nineteenth -Century England and Wales: A Regional Analysis
Sex differences in mortality among historical populations are an intriguing yet neglected issue. In mid-nineteenth-century England and Wales, although women and girls enjoyed an overall longevity advantage, they tended to die at higher rates than males at ages when modern life tables show female adv...
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Duke University Press
2005
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