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The transmission of health across 7 generations in China, 1789-1906

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The transmission of health across 7 generations in China, 1789-1906. / Maystadt, Jean-Francois; Migali, Giuseppe.
Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2017. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Maystadt, J-F & Migali, G 2017 'The transmission of health across 7 generations in China, 1789-1906' Economics Working Paper Series, Lancaster University, Department of Economics.

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Maystadt, J-F., & Migali, G. (2017). The transmission of health across 7 generations in China, 1789-1906. (Economics Working Paper Series). Lancaster University, Department of Economics.

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Maystadt J-F, Migali G. The transmission of health across 7 generations in China, 1789-1906. Lancaster University, Department of Economics. 2017 Jan. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Maystadt, Jean-Francois ; Migali, Giuseppe. / The transmission of health across 7 generations in China, 1789-1906. Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2017. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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