Detecting stopping and spacing behaviour in historical demography: A critical review of methods

Population

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-128

  Van Bavel, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33750613017     PISSN: 16342941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3654930     Document Type: Review

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