Does religion belong in population studies?

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1166-1180

  Voas, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RELIGION;

EID: 34249780139     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a38154     Document Type: Article

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