“Early” Fertility Decline in America: A Problem in Family History

Journal of Family History

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 73-84

  Smith, Daniel Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

DEMOGRAPHY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, MODERN; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023078686     PISSN: 03631990     EISSN: 15525473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036319908701200105     Document Type: Article

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