The possible effects of child survival on women's ages at first union and childbrith in Sub-Saharan Africa

European Journal of Population

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 361-386

  Legrand, Thomas K ^a   Barbieri, Magali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Demographic transition; Fertility; Infant mortality; Nuptiality; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MARRIAGE; BIRTH RATE; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILDBEARING; SURVIVAL;

AFRICA;

EID: 0036919042     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021132409699     Document Type: Article

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