The diffusion of fertility control in Taiwan: Evidence from pooled cross-section time-series models*

Population Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 457-479

  Montgomery, Mark R ^a   Casterline, John B ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FERTILITY CONTROL DIFFUSION; FERTILITY TRANSITION; INTERPERSONAL DIFFUSION; MODELLING APPROACH; POPULATION FERTILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

TAIWAN;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE;

CHINA; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, MODERN; STATISTICS;

EID: 0027787244     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000147246     Document Type: Article

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