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A surface model approach to small area population estimation

I Bracken

    The Town Planning Review
    |April 1, 1991
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Demographic FactorsEstimation TechnicsFamily And HouseholdGeographic FactorsHouseholdsOrganization And AdministrationPlanningPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsResearch MethodologySpatial DistributionWorld

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