The development of infant mortality in Iceland, 1800-1920

@article{Guttormsson2002TheDO,
  title={The development of infant mortality in Iceland, 1800-1920},
  author={Loftur Guttormsson and {\'O}l{\"o}f Garðarsd{\'o}ttir},
  journal={Hygiea Internationalis : An Interdisciplinary Journal for The History of Public Health},
  year={2002},
  volume={2},
  pages={151-176}
}
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