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Probability distributions of number of births and their applications

B N Bhattacharya, D C Nath

    Janasamkhya
    |December 1, 1987
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    AsiaBirth RateDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesFertilityFertility MeasurementsFertilizationIndiaMathematical ModelMeasurementModels, TheoreticalPopulationPopulation DynamicsReproductionResearch MethodologySouthern AsiaTime Factors

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