The Twilight of the Census

Population and Development Review

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 334-351

  Coleman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

EID: 84874155834     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2013.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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