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Estimating intercensal age schedules by intracohort interpolation

P W Stupp

    Population Index
    |July 1, 1988
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Age FactorsCohort AnalysisDemographic FactorsEstimation TechnicsFertilityMethodological StudiesMortalityNuptialityPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologyWorld

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