Age at first reproduction and economic change in the context of differing kinship ecologies

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 438-447

  Leonetti, Donna L ^a   Nath, Dilip C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; LIFE HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; BODY HEIGHT; ECONOMICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 70349407240     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20929     Document Type: Article

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