Fertility in sub-saharan african countries with consideration to health and poverty

African Development Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 540-555

  Jeon, Yongil ^a   Rhyu, Sang Young ^b   Shields, Michael P ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; URBANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 78649778258     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2010.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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