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The slowdown in population growth: causes and consequences

H Willmann, S Hoyt

    U.S. Long-Term Review
    |April 1, 1989
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    AmericasDemographic AgingDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic ConditionsEconomic FactorsEstimation TechnicsMacroeconomic FactorsMicroeconomic FactorsNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaOld Age Security--costPopulationPopulation DynamicsPopulation GrowthPopulation ProjectionResearch MethodologySocioeconomic FactorsUnited States

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