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Heights, calories and welfare: a new perspective on Italian industrialization, 1854-1913

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  • Federico, Giovanni, 2003. "Heights, calories and welfare: a new perspective on Italian industrialization, 1854-1913," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 1(3), pages 289-308, December.
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