Did smallpox reduce height? Stature and the standard of living in London, 1770-1873
In this paper, we re-examine the effect of smallpox on the height attained by those who suffered from this disease. To this end, we analyse a dataset assembled by Floud, Wachter and Gregory on the height of recruits into the Marine Society, 1770-1873. Using both time series and cross-sectional analy...
Main Authors: | Voth, H, Leunig, T |
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格式: | Working paper |
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University of Oxford
1995
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