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[The current reproductive life of women. The Quebec case]

M Rochon

    Cahiers Quebecois De Demographie
    |April 1, 1989
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Abortion, InducedAdolescent PregnancyAge FactorsAmericasBehaviorCanadaContraceptionContraceptive UsageDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic FactorsEducational Status--womenFamily PlanningFertilityFertility Control, PostconceptionNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsReproductive BehaviorSex Behavior--womenSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSterilization, Sexual

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