Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America Since 1700 |
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| Editor:
| Floud, Roderick
Harris, Bernard
Hong, Sok Chul |
| Author:
| Fogel, Robert William |
| Series title: | Elgar Mini Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85793-178-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $1123.00 |
Book Description:
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This research review offers an essential guide to debates about the causes and consequences of the decline of mortality and the improvement of human health over the last three centuries. It discusses the early-life origins of adult health and disease, changes in height, weight and body mass, the definition and measurement of the 'standard of living', and the economic and social impact of health improvements.
This research review offers an essential guide to debates about the causes and consequences of the decline of mortality and the improvement of human health over the last three centuries. It discusses the early-life origins of adult health and disease, changes in height, weight and body mass, the definition and measurement of the 'standard of living', and the economic and social impact of health improvements.