The debate over low fertility in the popular press: A cross-national comparison, 1998-1999

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 535-574

  Stark, Laura ^a   Kohler, Hans Peter ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; MEDIA ROLE;

EID: 0038032006     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022990205200     Document Type: Article

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