Subreplacement fertility in the West before the baby boom: Past and current perspectives

Population Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-18

  van Bavel, Jan ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Below replacement fertility; Demographic transition; Europe; Family planning; Historical demography; North America; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; MODERNIZATION; REPRODUCTION;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 77951078491     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720903362806     Document Type: Article

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