Fertility trends by social status

Demographic Research

Volumn 18, Issue , 2008, Pages 145-180

  Skirbekk, Vegard ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

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EID: 42449163442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.5     Document Type: Article

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