The spread of health services and fertility transition

Demography

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 747-770

  Brauner Otto, Sarah R ^a   Axinn, William G ^b   Ghimire, Dirgha J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 38849102293     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0041     Document Type: Article

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