Death at the opposite ends of the Eurasian continent : mortality trends in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1850-1945

Death at the opposite ends of the Eurasian continent mortality trends in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1850-1945

This volume examines contrasting historical demographics in Western Europe and Asia, taking the Netherlands and Taiwan as representative populations. Both countries have witnessed steady, continuous improvements in public health, disease prevention, and medical care. The contributors compare the imp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Engelen, Th. (Theo), editor (editor), Shepherd, John Robert, editor, Yang, Wen-Shan, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Aksant 2011.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Life at the extremes ; v. 4.
Materias:
Mortality > Netherlands.
Mortality > Taiwan.
Mortality > Netherlands > Statistics.
Mortality > Taiwan > Statistics.
Mortality > Regional disparities.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431132006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Death at the opposite ends of the Eurasian continent Mortality trends in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1850-1945 / Engelen, Theo / Shepherd, John R.
  • 1. Trends in mortality and the evolution of the cause-of-death pattern in the Netherlands: 1850-2000 / Poppel, Frans van
  • 2. Trends in mortality and causes of death in Japanese colonial period Taiwan / Shepherd, John R.
  • 3. Mortality in the Netherlands: general development and regional differences / Engelen, Theo / Schoonheim, Marloes
  • 4. Regional and ethnic variation in mortality in Japanese colonial period Taiwan / Shepherd, John R.
  • 5. An outline of socio-medical care in the Netherlands, 19th and early 20th centuries / Rutten, Willibrord
  • 6. An overview of public health development in Japan-ruled Taiwan / Shi-yung, Liu
  • 7. The demographic history of smallpox in the Netherlands, 18th-19th centuries / Rutten, Willibrord
  • 8. Anti-malaria policy in colonial Taiwan / Ya-wen, Ku
  • 9. Maternal mortality in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1850-1945 / Shepherd, John R. / Schoonheim, Marloes / Tian-yun, Chang / Kok, Jan
  • 10. Maternal depletion and infant mortality / Engelen, Theo / Wolf, Arthur P.
  • 11. The massacre of the innocents Infant mortality in Lugang (Taiwan) and Nijmegen (the Netherlands) / Engelen, Theo / Ying-hui, Hsieh
  • 12. Illegitimacy, adoption, and mortality among girls in Penghu, 1906-1945 / Guang-hong, Yu / Yu-lin, Huang / Ling-in, Chuu
  • 13. How reliable is Taiwan's colonial period demographic data? / Chun-hao, Li / Wen-shan, Yang / Ying-chang, Chuang
  • References

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