Is fertility behavior in our genes? Findings from a Danish twin study

Population and Development Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-288

  Kohler, Hans Peter ^a   Rodgers, Joseph L ^a   Christensen, Kaare ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

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BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FERTILITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

DENMARK;

EID: 0032697432     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.1999.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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