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Demographic Research

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 109-142

  Watkins, Susan Cotts ^b   Warriner, Ina ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

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EID: 1642289514     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/demres.2003.s1.4     Document Type: Article

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