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S F Leung

    Journal of Population Economics
    |October 1, 1988
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    AsiaBehaviorBirth IntervalsComparative StudiesDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEstimation TechnicsFertilityFertility MeasurementsMalaysiaMethodological StudiesParityParity Progression RatioPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPsychological FactorsResearch MethodologySex DistributionSex FactorsSex PreferenceSex RatioSoutheastern AsiaStudiesValue Orientation

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