Family size and schooling in sub-Saharan African settings: A reexamination

Demography

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-52

  Eloundou Enyegue, Parfait M ^a   Williams, Lindy B ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 33646772530     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2006.0002     Document Type: Article

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