New perspective on the fertility situation in Sub–Saharan Africa

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-112

  Agyei Mensah, Samuel ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE CONTEXT; DECLINE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPING REGION; FERTILITY; POPULATION FERTILITY;

AFRICA, (SUB-SAHARA);

EID: 0030444479     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291959608542833     Document Type: Article

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