A crossover in Mexican and Mexican-American fertility rates: Evidence and explanations for an emerging paradox

Demographic Research

Volumn 12, Issue , 2005, Pages 77-104

  Frank, Reanne ^a   Heuveline, Patrick ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Chicago   (United States)

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EID: 27544513958     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2005.12.4     Document Type: Article

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