Patterns of fertility change in Ghana: A time and space perspective

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 203-213

  Agyei Mensah, Samuel ^a   Aase, Asbjørn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 0007180449     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3684.1998.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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