The fertility of agricultural and non-agricultural traditional societies*

Population Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 269-281

  Bentley, Gillian R ^a   Goldberg, Tony ^b   Jasielqska, Grazyna ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHIC DATA; FERTILITY INCREASE; FERTILITY LEVEL; POPULATION FERTILITY; SUBSISTENCE TECHNOLOGY; TRADITIONAL SOCIETY;

EID: 0027754455     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000147006     Document Type: Article

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