The fertility pattern of twins and the general population compared: Evidence from Danish cohorts 1945-64

Demographic Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2002, Pages 383-408

  Kohler, Hans Peter ^a   Knudsen, Lisbeth B ^b   Skytthe, Axel ^b   Christensen, Kaare ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Fertility; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042765858     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2002.6.14     Document Type: Review

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