A mixed effects model of birth spacing for pre-transition populations. Evidence of deliberate fertility control from nineteenth century Netherlands

History of the Family

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-138

  Van Bavel, Jan ^a   Kok, Jan ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL HISTORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birth spacing; Demographic transition; Fertility; Fertility control; Netherlands; Nineteenth century

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952542634     PISSN: 1081602X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hisfam.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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