Is Latin America starting to retreat from early and universal childbearing?

Demographic Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 2009, Pages 169-194

  Rosero Bixby, Luis ^a   Castro Martín, Teresa ^b   Martín García, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA   (Spain)

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EID: 61449156452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.9     Document Type: Article

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