Birth spacing as a family strategy: Evidence from 19th century Leuven, Belgium

History of the Family

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 585-604

  Van Bavel, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0345375495     PISSN: 1081602X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hisfam.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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