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[Changing distribution of university graduates in Japan--from a cohort-by-cohort perspective]

S Nakagawa

    Jinko Mondai Kenkyu. [Journal of Population Problems]
    |April 1, 1996
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    AsiaCohort AnalysisDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEastern AsiaEconomic FactorsEducationGeographic FactorsJapanMigrationMigration, InternalPopulationPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologySchoolsSocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSpatial Distribution--determinantsStudentsUniversities

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