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The mechanism of Chinese birth policy in controlling parity ratio

P Zou

    Chinese Journal of Population Science
    |January 1, 1989
    PubMed
    Abstract

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    Keywords:
    Antinatalist PolicyAsiaBirth RateChinaData AnalysisDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEastern AsiaFertilityFertility MeasurementsFertility RateMultivariate AnalysisOne Child PolicyParity Specific Birth RatePolicyPopulationPopulation DynamicsPopulation PolicyResearch MethodologySocial PolicyStatistical StudiesStudies

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