The effects of temperature on human fertility

Demography

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-305

  Lam, David A ^a   Miron, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Boston University

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLIMATE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEAT; HUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

BIRTH RATE; CLIMATE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEAT; HUMANS; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030202786     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2061762     Document Type: Article

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