Volume 49 - Article 9 | Pages 201–218
Birth month and adult lifespan: A within-family, cohort, and spatial examination using FamiLinx data in the United States (1700–1899)
By Marco Cozzani, Saverio Minardi, Giulia Corti, Nicola Barban
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