The dynamics of timing and spacing of births in Ghana

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Gyimah, Stephen Obeng ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; FERTILITY; GHANA; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLING; SEX ROLE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 18044376077     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.36.1.41     Document Type: Article

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