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The geography of smallpox in England before vaccination: A conundrum resolved
Smallpox is regarded as an ancient and lethal disease of humans, however very little is known about the prevalence and impact of smallpox before the advent of vaccination (c.1800). Here we use evidence from English burial records covering the period 1650–1799 to confirm a striking geography to small...
Autores principales: | Davenport, Romola Jane, Satchell, Max, Shaw-Taylor, Leigh Matthew William |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Pergamon
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5958952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29684651 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.04.019 |
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