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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