The fertility of immigrants after arrival: The Italian case

Demographic Research

Volumn 26, Issue , 2012, Pages 99-130

  Mussino, Eleonora ^a   Strozza, Salvatore ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 84858203462     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.4     Document Type: Article

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