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

This collection brings together important and influential articles and papers on different aspects of the history and health of welfare. It includes classic and more recent essays on the origins and nature of mortality decline; the early-life origins of adult health and disease; changes in height, weight and body mass; the definition of measurement of the 'standard of living'; and the economic and social impact of health improvements.