Fertility decline in the Islamic Republic of Iran: 1972-2000

Asian Population Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-237

  Abbasi Shavazi, Mohammad Jalal ^a   McDonald, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Below replacement; Fertility transition; Iran; Islamic Revolution; Own children method

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FERTILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33845402226     PISSN: 17441730     EISSN: 17441749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441730601073789     Document Type: Article

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