Demography of Aging

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 143-167

  Uhlenberg, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult Child; Demographic Transition; Population Projection; Public Pension; Total Fertility Rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 85125915544     PISSN: 13896903     EISSN: 2542839X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-23106-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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