This paper presents a probabilistic method of record linkage, developed using the US full
count censuses of 1900 and 1910 but applicable to many sources of digitized historical …

Survival to extreme ages clusters within families. However, identifying genetic loci conferring
longevity and low morbidity in such longevous families is challenging. There is debate …

Although many contemporary demographers pay attention to historical demography, there is
often a surprising lack of appreciation of the demographic circumstances and systems of the …

Conscription records are considered to be the best sources for studying heights over
cohorts. This article discusses the various steps and selection mechanisms involved in the …

Child survival depends on the allocation of resources within the household. The size and
composition of the sibling set influences parental division of resources and can in turn affect …

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How do early-life conditions affect adult mortality? Research has yielded mixed evidence
about the influence of infant and child mortality in birth cohorts on adult health and mortality …

Over the past two centuries, the Dutch experienced a tremendous secular trend in height,
and ultimately became the tallest nation in the world. Improving environmental conditions …

Many historical and contemporary studies have shown that migrants enjoy survival
advantages over non-migrants, even if they originate from higher mortality regimes and have …

Studies have shown that long-lived individuals seem to pass their survival advantage on to
their offspring. Offspring of long-lived parents had a lifelong survival advantage over …