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Predicting the Effectiveness of Population Replacement Strategy Using Mathematical Modeling
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Predicting the Effectiveness of Population Replacement Strategy Using Mathematical Modeling

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[Quebec's population decline: if it is foreseeable, is it avoidable?]

J Perreault, R Costa, M V George

    Cahiers Quebecois De Demographie
    |October 1, 1986
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    AmericasCanadaDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesDeveloping CountriesFertilityLow Fertility PopulationNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPolicyPopulationPopulation DecreasePopulation DynamicsPopulation PolicyPopulation ReplacementPopulation SizePronatalist PolicySocial Policy

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