Evidence of a Jewish Advantage: A Study of Infant Mortality in Gibraltar, 1870-1959

Autor: L. A. Sawchuk, L. R. Waks, D. A. Herring
Rok vydání: 1985
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Zdroj: American Anthropologist. 87:616-625
ISSN: 1548-1433
0002-7294
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1985.87.3.02a00070
Popis: Trends in infant mortality are compared for Sephardic Jews and the population of Gibraltar as a whole for the period 1870-1959. Data are from both civil and religious sources. The observed mortality differentials are analyzed by age and cause of death. Consideration is also given to the changes observed over time. (ANNOTATION)
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