Diffusion effects in the European fertility transition: Historical evidence from within a Belgian town (1846-1910)

European Journal of Population

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-85

  Van Bavel, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Demographic transition; Diffusion; Fertility control; Logistics model

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1642529628     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EUJP.0000014572.66520.0d     Document Type: Article

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