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Some implications of college students and military personnel for the age structure of migration

J K Kindahl, R A Nakosteen

    The Review of Regional Studies
    |July 1, 1991
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Age DistributionAge FactorsAmericasData AnalysisDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEducationEstimation TechnicsGovernmentMigrationMigration, InternalMilitary PersonnelNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPolitical FactorsPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologyStudentsUnited StatesUrban Population

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