Fertility transitions in developing countries: Progress or stagnation?

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-110

  Bongaarts, John ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; POPULATION DECLINE;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; SOCIAL CHANGE;

DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 44349184317     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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