Temperature, Disease, and Death in London: Analyzing Weekly Data for the Century from 1866-1965

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Temperature, Disease, and Death in London: Analyzing Weekly Data for the Century from 1866-1965. / Hanlon, W. Walker; Hansen, Casper Worm; Kantor, Jake.

I: The Journal of Economic History, Bind 81, Nr. 1, 03.2021, s. 40-80.

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Hanlon, WW, Hansen, CW & Kantor, J 2021, 'Temperature, Disease, and Death in London: Analyzing Weekly Data for the Century from 1866-1965', The Journal of Economic History, bind 81, nr. 1, s. 40-80. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050720000613

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Hanlon, W. W., Hansen, C. W., & Kantor, J. (2021). Temperature, Disease, and Death in London: Analyzing Weekly Data for the Century from 1866-1965. The Journal of Economic History, 81(1), 40-80. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050720000613

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Hanlon WW, Hansen CW, Kantor J. Temperature, Disease, and Death in London: Analyzing Weekly Data for the Century from 1866-1965. The Journal of Economic History. 2021 mar.;81(1):40-80. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050720000613

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Hanlon, W. Walker ; Hansen, Casper Worm ; Kantor, Jake. / Temperature, Disease, and Death in London: Analyzing Weekly Data for the Century from 1866-1965. I: The Journal of Economic History. 2021 ; Bind 81, Nr. 1. s. 40-80.

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