The transition to lower fertility in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Evidence from recent surveys

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-174

  Khawaja, Marwan ^a   Assaf, Shireen ^a   Jarallah, Yara ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Conflict; Contraception; Fertility trends; Nuptiality; Palestinian territories; Population policy

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FERTILITY; MARRIAGE; NUPTIAL GIFT; POPULATION POLICY; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GAZA STRIP; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; WEST BANK;

EID: 67649861070     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-009-9009-2     Document Type: Article

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