The estimation of unwanted fertility

Demography

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 729-745

  Casterline, John B ^a   El Zeini, Laila O ^b,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

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EID: 38849163490     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0043     Document Type: Article

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