Stalled fertility decline in Egypt, why?

Population and Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-59

  Eltigani, Eltigani E ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Africa; Egypt; Fertility; Marriage

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; MARRIAGE; WOMENS STATUS;

EGYPT;

EID: 0142218451     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025547622370     Document Type: Article

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