Fertility transition and population ageing in the Asian and Pacific region

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Gubhaju, Bhakta ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY CARE; FERTILITY; PENSION SYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 61849139050     PISSN: 0259238X     EISSN: 15644278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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