Life expectancy and the timing of life history events in developing countries

Human Nature

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-123

  Anderson, Kermyt G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic and Health Surveys; Fertility; HIV AIDS risk behaviors; Life expectancy; Life history theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954086128     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-010-9087-z     Document Type: Article

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