Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America since 1700

Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America since 1700
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
28 November 2014
Pages
1752
ISBN
9780857931788

Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America since 1700

This research review offers an essential guide to debates about the causes and consequences of the decline of mortality and the improvement of human health over the last three centuries. It discusses the early-life origins of adult health and disease, changes in height, weight and body mass, the definition and measurement of the ‘standard of living’, and the economic and social impact of health improvements.

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