The role of proximate and other determinants in Ghana's fertility transition

Etude de la Population Africaine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-151

  Codjoe, Samuel Nii Ardey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Customs; Fertility determinants; Ghana; Practices; Proximate

Indexed keywords

EID: 63149167336     PISSN: 08505780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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