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The Decline in Infant Death Rates, 1878–1913: The Role of Early Sickness Insurance Programs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2010

John R. Bowblis
John R. Bowblis*
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Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Miami University, 3044 Farmer School of Business, Oxford, OH 45056. E-mail: jbowblis@muohio.edu.
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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , March 2010 , pp. 221 - 232
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