Regional fertility differences in Turkey: Persistent high fertility in the southeast

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-158

  Yüceşahin, M Murat ^a   Özgüger, E Murat ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Fertility; Fertility rise; Population geography; Regional differences; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; ETHNICITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 42149157657     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.480     Document Type: Article

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