Evidence of a Jewish Advantage: A Study of Infant Mortality in Gibraltar, 1870-1959
Autor: | L. A. Sawchuk, L. R. Waks, D. A. Herring |
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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) |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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