Reproductive history and mortality later in life: A comparative study of England and Wales and Austria

Population Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-176

  Doblhammer, Gabriele ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; FERTILITY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; FERTILITY; HISTORY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRIA; ENGLAND; FERTILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; WALES;

AUSTRIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033915555     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713779087     Document Type: Article

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