Mortality decline and reproductive change during the Dutch demographic transition: Revisiting a traditional debate with new data

Demographic Research

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 299-338

  van Poppel, Frans ^a   Reher, David S ^b   Sanz Gimeno, Alberto ^b   Sanchez Dominguez, Maria ^b   Beekink, Erik ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84865981831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.11     Document Type: Article

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