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[Demographic estimates for 1993: immigration higher than ever before]

J De Beer

    Maandstatistiek Van De Bevolking (Hague, Netherlands : 1982)
    |December 1, 1993
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Birth RateCauses Of DeathCommunicable DiseasesDeath RateDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesDiseasesEstimation TechnicsEuropeExcess MortalityFertilityFertility DeclineFertility MeasurementsInfectionsInternational MigrationMigrantsMigrationMortalityNetherlandsPopulationPopulation DynamicsPopulation Growth EstimationPopulation Growth--determinantsRefugeesResearch MethodologyWestern Europe

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