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A Marton

    Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
    |May 1, 1986
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Comparative StudiesDeveloped CountriesEastern EuropeEstimation TechnicsEuropeHungaryMethodological StudiesModels, TheoreticalPopulation Growth EstimationResearch Methodology

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