Screen LibraryThe changing body：health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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NBER series on long-term factors in economic development |
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| Carrier Form: | xxvi, 431 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
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0521879752 (hardback) 9780521879750 (hardback) 9780521705615 (pbk.) 0521705614 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | Q984 |
| CLC: | Q984 |
| Call Number: | Q984/C456 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-422) and index. Our changing bodies: 300 years of technophysio evolution -- Investigating the interaction of biological, demographic, and economic variables from fragmentary data -- The analysis of long-term trends in nutritional status, mortality, and economic growth -- Technophysio evolution and human health in England and Wales since 1700 -- Height, health, and mortality in continental Europe, 1700-2100 -- The American experience of technophysio evolution -- What has been achieved and is now in prospect? |