Uncertain future, non-numeric preferences, and the fertility transition: A case study of rural Mozambique

Etude de la Population Africaine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 419-439

  Hayford, Sarah R ^a   Agadjanian, Victor ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Fertility intentions; Non numeric preferences; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884752596     PISSN: 08505780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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