The Dynamics of Timing and Spacing of Births in Ghana.
Studying the dynamics of timing and spacing of births is important for several reasons including an understanding of differentials in completed family size and childhood mortality. In this paper, we test whether there are intrinsic socio-cultural factors that affect the transition between successiv...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Comparative Family Studies Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 41 - 61 |
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Journal of Comparative Family Studies
Winter 2005
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