Fertility, Migration, and Mortality in an Old Order Amish Community

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 619-628

  Hewner, Sharon J ^a  

^a D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0004648144     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:5<619::aid-ajhb8>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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