The causes and consequences of demographic transition

Population Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-361

  Canning, David ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

FERTILITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW;

FERTILITY; HUMANS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84857375467     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2011.611372     Document Type: Review

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