Demography in a new key: A theory of population theory

Demographic Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2003, Pages 263-284

  Burch, Thomas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Population theory

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EID: 2942750053     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2003.9.11     Document Type: Article

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