Why does Sweden have such high fertility?

Demographic Research

Volumn 13, Issue , 2005, Pages 559-572

  Hoem, Jan M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 28544451385     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2005.13.22     Document Type: Article

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