The quality of demographic data on older Africans

Demographic Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 143-174

  Randall, Sara ^a   Coast, Ernestina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85006905550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.34.5     Document Type: Article

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