Tradeoffs and sexual conflict over women's fertilitiy preferences in Mpimbwe

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 478-487

  Mulder, Monique Borgerhoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TANZANIA;

EID: 70349396035     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20885     Document Type: Article

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