Distinctive features of age-specific fertility profiles in the English-speaking world: Common patterns in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, 1970-98

Population Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-200

  Chandola, T ^a   Coleman, D A ^a   Hiorns, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNICITY; MARRIAGE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036664346     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720215929     Document Type: Article

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