Desired fertility and fertility behaviour among the yoruba of Nigeria: A study of couple preferences and subsequent fertility*

Population Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 317-328

  Bankole, Akinrinola ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLE PREFERENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY SIZE; FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR; MALE ATTITUDES; YORUBA; YORUBA PEOPLE;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0029484147     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000148536     Document Type: Article

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