Timor-Leste's demographic destiny and its implications for the health sector by 2020

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-146

  Saikia, Udoy ^a   Hosgelen, Merve ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health implications; Population; Primary Health Care; Projection; Timor Leste

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FERTILITY; HEALTH SERVICES; POPULATION GROWTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; SUNDA ISLES; TIMOR; TIMOR-LESTE;

EID: 77956057904     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-010-9036-z     Document Type: Article

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