Continuity of women's work, breastfeeding, and fertility in Ghana in the 1980s

Population Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-179

  Derose, Laurie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INTERVAL; BIRTH RATE; BREASTFEEDING; FECUNDITY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 0036664304     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720215924     Document Type: Article

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