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Family characteristics of internal migration in China
Asia-Pacific Population Journal
|March 1, 1992
Abstract
No abstract available in PubMed .
Keywords:
Age FactorsAsiaChinaData AggregationDemographic AnalysisDemographic FactorsDemographic SurveysDeveloping CountriesEastern AsiaEconomic FactorsFamily And HouseholdFamily CharacteristicsFamily Life CycleFamily ResearchFertilityIncomeMarital StatusMigrationMigration, InternalNuclear FamilyNuptialityPolicyPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPopulation PolicyQuality Of LifeResearch MethodologyRural-urban Migration--determinantsSex FactorsSocial PolicySocial WelfareSocioeconomic FactorsTemporary MigrationRelated Concept Videos
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