title: [Season of birth and climate as determinants of infant mortality in the mainland part of the Kingdom of Sardinia].
abstract: The authors extend earlier work on the impact of climate and culture on child survival in nineteenth-century Italy.  They find that "new data for the Kingdom of Sardinia during 1828-37 confirm the preeminence of cultural factors related to child care over pure climatic causes.  In the French speaking Savoy, with a continental climate, differences between infant mortality of the winter and of the summer cohorts are very small.  In Piedmont, with the same climate, infant mortality of the winter cohort was 35% higher than infant mortality of the summer cohort.  In Liguria, with a mild climate because of maritime influence, the differences between winter and summer cohorts are reduced but still evident, Nice being closer to Liguria than to the other French speaking areas." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND FRE)
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Breschi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Livi Bacci
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004777:Environment; D005060:Europe; D005602:France; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007558:Italy; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012621:Seasons; D012942:Social Sciences
keywords: Child Mortality; Climate; Comparative Studies; Cultural Background; Culture; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developed Countries; Environment; Europe; France; Historical Demography; Infant Mortality; Italy; Mediterranean Countries; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Seasonal Variation; Social Sciences; Southern Europe; Western Europe