Mixing methods in fertility research

Professional Geographer

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 68-76

  Sporton, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001949918     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00146     Document Type: Article

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