Social change, population policies, and fertility decline in Colombia and Venezuela

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 421-457

  Parrado, Emilio A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Family planning; Fertility; Latin America

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; POPULATION POLICY; SOCIAL CHANGE; STERILIZATION;

COLOMBIA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0034445402     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010676303313     Document Type: Article

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